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Georgia Tourist Dies After Reported Head Impact on Puerto Rico Zip Line

The latest step is the family's plan to return her body to Georgia.

Overview

  • Tamirah Dix, a 40-year-old from Marietta, died after a head impact during a zip-lining excursion in Puerto Rico, according to her family.
  • Relatives said she seemed fine after the ride, then later suffered seizures in her sleep and died on the way to a hospital.
  • Her brother said the family is working to bring her home to begin funeral plans.
  • The family launched a GoFundMe that had raised about $6,400 by Thursday morning to cover transport and funeral costs.
  • An autopsy is pending, and the family says the exact circumstances of where and when she struck her head remain unclear.