girl died Saturday after falling from an amusement ride at Lifest. The girl, who was not identified, had been taken to a local hospital after the fall from a freefall swing ride around 4:45 p.m., stopping the activities on the grounds for several hours. Music at the Christian festival had resumed around 7:30 p.m. until an announcement about the death was made from a stage just after 9:30 p.m.Wes Halula, director of communications for Lifest organizers Life! Promotions, said the music scheduled for the evening went on as planned, Halula said, though with more mellow, worship songs. The artists scheduled to play were informed of the incident. We thought it would be the right thing for them to do to play tonight Halula said. The girl fell around 4:45 p.m. from the Air Glory ride. Air Glory is operated by a company independent from Lifest.
