City says woman injured on ice ribbon in critical condition, not dead

UPDATE: The city has issued a correction and apology, saying that the woman who had been injured is in critical condition, not dead.

The City Parks and Recreation Department reported Saturday night that a skater at Riverfront Park’s new ice ribbon who fell Friday had died from her injuries.

Details of the accident and the identity of the deceased were not released. Parks and Recreation was conducting a thorough review of the accident, a news release said.

“The first step will be to secure helmets to make them available to ice skaters at no cost as soon as possible,” the release stated.

The city said it would also review safety processes and practices.

The ice ribbon will remain open during the investigation.