ICON Park accident

At ICON Park, a new fence has been installed around the Free Fall ride where a 14-year-old boy died after slipping from his seat to the ground below.

The seat 14-year-old Tyre Sampson fell to his death from while at ICON Park in Orlando, Florida was in "a down and locked" position, according to an ...

An Orlando man who witnessed and recorded the deadly incident on Icon Park's FreeFall tower ride last week spoke to reporters about the accident.

Sampson was 6-foot-5 and weighed over 300 pounds at the time of his death. Ivan shared that he posted the video to highlight safety concerns about the ride. “The reason why I posted the video is to highlight those safety concerns.

Tyre Sampson, 14, fell to his death last week from the Orlando FreeFall at ICON Park, a ride billed as "the world's tallest free-standing drop tower."

I don't feel it's safe, and feel it should be shut down before someone else's family have to go through what we are going through." "My cousin lost his life over this ride. Tyre Sampson fell from the Orlando FreeFallon Thursday at ICON Park, a ride billed as "the world’s tallest free-standing drop tower," and the report offered no new details about what caused the accident amid demands from his family and park officials to shut down the ride.on Thursday at ICON Park, a ride billed as "the world’s tallest free-standing drop tower," and the report offered no new details about what caused the accident amid demands from his family and park officials to shut down the ride.

New details have been released about the investigation into the death of a 14-year-old boy, who fell from an amusement park ride in Florida last week.

"This was the saddest day in the history of ICON Park and we're working hard to make sure this never happens again." The ride, which opened in late December, passed its initial permit inspection with "no deficiencies," FDACS said in a media release. "Check that they fit within the contours of the seat and the bracket fits properly. "Be careful when seeing if large guests fit into the seats," the manual states. "We hope the subsequent findings will be able to inform us all as to how this tragedy occurred and will precipitate any changes necessary to better protect patrons of amusement rides in Florida." "As the landlord of the 20-acre entertainment destination in the center of the Orlando Entertainment District, ICON Park's mission is to provide safe, family entertainment," they wrote in a statement, noting that they had suspended operations of both Orlando FreeFall and Orlando SlingShot, which are owned by the SlingShot Group.

Tyre Sampson, 14, died after falling from the Orlando Free Fall ride at the ICON amusement park on Thursday. An early accident report has suggested he was ...

We will miss him tremendously and our hearts go out to his family and friends during this extremely difficult time,' Christie Huck, the school's CEO and principal Crystal Isom said in the letter. Tyre's family has also called for the ride to be permanently closed. 'What I'm hearing is his friend was talking to him before the situation happened,' Yarnell said. He was a square. Tyre fell to his death from a towering Florida amusement ride Tyre was a giant for his age, already the size of an NFL offensive lineman. He had no way of knowing,' said Bob Hilliard, a Texas attorney who represents Tyre's mother, Nekia Dodd, in an interview on Saturday. And it's just sad, a young man's bright future was taken away from him over a ride, an amusement park,' he added. Investigators have been looking to see whether the shoulder restraint bar was faulty among other things. Check that they fit within the contours of the seat and the bracket fits properly. The FreeFall ride which only opened in December 2021 is still closed for now. 'When the magnets engaged, the patron came out of the seat.

The seat of a teen who fell to his death from an amusement park ride in Florida last week was still locked, according to an accident report from the state.

No criminal charges have been filed but the investigation remained open, the sheriff's office said Friday. If this is not so - Do not let this person ride," the manual states. So, he's a big guy."