Police say Abiah (Ah-BYE-uh) Jones of Pleasantville was with her classmates from Abiah (Ah-BYE-uh) Jones of Pleasantville was with her classmates from Pleasant Tech Academy when she fell from the ride at 12:30 p.m.

She was driven to a nearby hospital, where she was pronounced dead about 45 minutes later.

A Wildwood police statement said the cause of the fall remains unknown. She fell about 100 feet, from the upper half of the ride.

The 156-foot-tall Ferris wheel is among rides at Morey’s Mariner’s Landing Pier. Both Morey’s and police said the problem did not appear to be mechanical.