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| Ohio fines theme park for not following federal guidelines. Mykiara Jones drowned at the park in July due to an improper equipment on the pool grounds. |
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Mykiara was from Middletown and she went down to the thrill park for her summer vacation. It turned out to be the last event of her young life.
In the middle of July, the local junk food media had reported a drowning at the thrill park.
It happened around the lake and self-proclaimed "adventure park."
Mykiara didn't wear a life vest. What happened was she was on some kind of jumping apparatus. It was an inflated bouncing pad which swimmers dive onto and it tosses them into a pool.
The Miami Township Fire Department tried to save her life by doing CPR and she was flown to Dayton Children's Hospital. She died after they declared her brain dead.
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| The Land of Illusion theme park's waterpark did not have a lifeguard on duty. |
The Montgomery County coroner had determined that she had drowned and had blunt force trauma.
The sheriff Richard K. Jones of Butler County addressed the situation.
"This is a tragedy no parent should have to endure. These are the calls first responders dread and have difficulty dealing with. Our thoughts and prayers go out to the family."
Originally, Land of Illusion was a Halloween themed amusement park. It would have a corn maze, a haunted house and panic room. The park decided to expand to having a waterpark and dirtbike track.
The park was cited by the Ohio Department of Agriculture said the park violated the rules by having an inflatable slide and bounce without certification.
If park operators opt for a hearing, they will be required to bring an attorney since they are an LLC, and the Ohio Attorney General’s Office would represent ODA, Croft said.
A spokesman for Land of Illusion, Michael McNight, sent the following statement to FOX19 NOW:
“Land of Illusion has fully complied with all Ohio Department of Agriculture (ODA) directives following recent inspections citing additional documentation needs for an inflatable slide and two brand new pieces of equipment. The inflatable slide in question – as well as the other new attractions – has not been operated or available to guests following the ODA inspection.
“Land of Illusion will respond to ODA to refute the misinformation. We also are actively working with product manufacturers to secure the necessary paperwork for submission to ODA.”
“Since its opening, Land of Illusion has been in contact with state and local regulators to ensure that we are following all applicable regulations. We invited an inspector from the Ohio Department of Agriculture (ODA) to Land of Illusion to inspect some new equipment before we put it in operation.
“At the time of the inspection of the new equipment on Monday, July 19, the ODA inspector informed Land of Illusion that a recent change in the law now required them to also inspect the blue slide, which is located on land, away from the water.
“ODA asked us for certain paperwork from the manufacturer of the slide and also asked that Land of Illusion not operate the slide until ODA was provided with the requested paperwork. Land of Illusion followed this request of ODA. The blue slide was taken out of operation on Monday, July 19 and remains out of operation. We are working with ODA to get them the requested documentation.
“The safety of our guests and team members is of utmost importance to Land of Illusion. We have always gone above and beyond what is required with respect to lifeguards and other aspects of our operation of Aqua Adventures. We are always looking for ways to improve. With the recent tragedy, we are reassessing to determine ways we may choose to go even further above and beyond what is required by Ohio law and regulations.”
ODA is responsible for licensing at amusement parks and water parks in the state.
The tragedy at Land of Illusion with Mykiara’s recent death, however, exposed what officials say is loophole: Ohio does not regulate inflatable slides and other devices on lakes.
“This is all we have the power to do over there,” Croft said.
Amusement rides inspected under Ohio law include mechanical rides, roller coasters, go-karts, water rides at water parks and inflatable devices on land.
The Butler County Sheriff’s Office says it has received several complaints about Land of Illusion and its water park since Mykiara died.
The investigation into her death and complaints about Land of Illusion that have emerged since remains ongoing, Sheriff Richard Jones says.
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| Mykiara had a bright future. |
“The Ohio Department of Agriculture notified our office today of their investigation and determination with Land of Illusion,” the sheriff said. “As far as the fines go, I wish there was more hands-on investigation at this point by the state rather than sending Land of Illusion a notice in the mail.”
“The Ohio Department of Agriculture is sharing information from their investigation with us and we are communicating with them about our investigation, which is continuing. We are going to communicate our findings to the Butler County Prosecutor’s Office and the Attorney General’s Office.”
Customers at Land of Illusion are warned on the facility’s website they “SWIM AT YOUR OWN RISK – attendants are not lifeguards.”
“Everyone also is required to wear a life jacket while using the Wibit or Paddle Board. You are encouraged to bring your own life jacket,” the website also states.
All park attendees also must sign a waiver - “all patrons 17 and under must have a parent or legal guardian. Everyone 18 and over must fill out their own waiver.”
Hours before Mykiara died, Butler County’s health department received an anonymous complaint alleging it was overcapacity and “unsafe and dangerous,” FOX19 NOW reported last month.
The complaint describes alleged conditions at Land of Illusions water park, Aqua Adventure, three days before Mykiara died.
It states:
“Was there on Saturday from 1-4 pm July 17th. Said that she felt that they were overcapacity. She said there was like 600 people there. There was no adult supervision for business. There was a group of teenagers running the whole place. The water slide was shut down. Kids were going in and out of the (adventure) ride using both ends. Kids were pushing other kids around. No one was trying to control the crowd. Felt it was unsafe and dangerous for people that were there.”
Health department officials went to Land of Illusion July 21 in response to the complaint and “also in response to a drowning that occurred” the previous day, county records show.
They made several other recommendations including hiring lifeguards and adding signs that warning people in the water need lifejackets, swimming alone is not recommended and children must be supervised.
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