A family outing at Walt Disney World turned into a nightmare for a Florida couple when their young son’s heart stopped while riding one of the theme park’s thrilling attractions.
Ernesto Tagle, 5, stopped breathing and started seizing about 20 seconds into riding Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind — an enclosed roller coaster in Epcot — leaving his frantic parents fearing for their unconscious son’s life for the remainder of the ride, according to local reports.
Ernesto was taken to three different hospitals and underwent “test after test” before he was diagnosed with catecholaminergic polymorphic ventricular tachycardia (CPVT) — a rare heart condition that can flare up during periods of extreme excitement or activity