What we know about the man who died after falling from a Six Flags roller coaster

The Goliath ride opened in 2006 and features a 200-foot (60 m) rise, a 170-foot plunge, a 540-degree spiral and a speed of up to 70 mph (112 km/h), according to the park’s website. On its “thrill scale,” Six Flags ranks Goliath at level four out of five.