The elder Sampson detailed further, “For him to say something like that, he must have felt something.” Pointing to possible recklessness of the ride’s operator and park owner, who allowed the teen to enter FreeFall despite his size, Yarnell declared, “This particular ride decided: ‘Yeah, we can take you, get on,’ when nobody else would allow him to get on the rides.” He continued, “I wish I was there to tell him I love him, that I’m sorry. Yarnell explained that his son told his friends, “I don’t know, man, if I don’t make it down, safely, can you please tell my momma and daddy that I love them.” And he was like ‘what’s going on?’” Yarnell told WOFL-TV. “He was like ‘this thing is moving,’ you know what I’m saying. “When the ride took off, that’s when he was feeling uncomfortable,” Yarnell said. The younger Sampson shared an apprehensive message with his friends seated next to him. Tyre’s grieving father, Yarnell Sampson, said that his son began to panic as the ride began to operate as he instantly sensed something was wrong with his seat restraint. A photo taken moments before the ride took off into the air showed Sampson’s seat harness not being locked all the way down like the riders adjacent to him.
The revelations from the FDACS report confirms suspicions taken from testimonials and photos from the incident highlighting how Sampson was too large to remain in his seat. If this is not so, do not let this person ride.” “Check that they fit within the contours of the seat and the bracket fits properly.
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“Be careful when seeing if large guests fit into the seats,” the manual reads. The specifications in the ride’s Operations & Maintenance Manual highlights the limitations for “large guests” riding the attraction. Sampson’s football coach, Brandon Gregory, said the teen weighed 320 pounds, far above the recommended weight for boarding the drop tower. According to the company’s manual, which was posted online by the FDACS, the maximum weight allowed for riding on the Orlando FreeFall is listed as 286 pounds.
Harness was still in a down and locked position when the ride stopped.” Three employees at the park are listed in the report as witnesses.Ī significant portion of the department’s preliminary investigation includes information drawn from the manual of the manufacturer of FreeFall, Funtime Thrill Rides. The FDACS report reads: “When the magnets engaged, the patron came out of the seat. However, it is not clear if Sampson fit the contours of the seat or if the bracket had fit properly. The report confirmed that the seat restraint was locked in place and that the ride did not malfunction. On Tuesday, a preliminary accident report filed by the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services’ (FDACS) Fair Rides division described the mechanics of the 430-foot tower. The harrowing incident was captured on cell phone video and has since gone viral, triggering an outpouring of outrage and demands for answers into how such a tragedy could have ever happened. New details have come to light in the death of Tyre Sampson, the 14-year-old boy who fell to his death last Thursday night at the ICON Park in Orlando, Florida, while riding the Orlando FreeFall drop tower.
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