ICON Park released a statement late Friday night on the death of Tyre Sampson. ICON Park statement on death of Tyre Sampson "This should never happen to anyone’s child ever again," Sampson said. The park said in a rider safety document that guests of a larger stature may not be eligible to ride due to the nature of the restraint system. ![]() "That’s one of the things that I’m curious in this particular ride – we have a large individual and how far did he click his harness down," Martin said.ĭollywood has a drop ride built by the same manufacturer as Free Fall. Riders are held in place with the shoulder harness and no additional belt. He said a lot of rides have weight limits but no one with Free Fall has answered our questions about what the rules were to get on. That shoulder harness is there to keep you from coming out of that ride," Martin explained. ![]() "Just remember, when you come down, that’s a negative g-force versus a positive g-force when you’re held into the seat. "This one particular ride decided, ‘We can take you! Come on, get on!’ No one else allowed him to get on the ride, so I’m wondering what happened between now and then that made them say, ‘Come on, get this ride!’" Sampson.Īmusement ride safety consultant Ken Martin said that could be part of the investigation. He said the 14-year-old who had aspirations to make it to the NFL had been turned away from other rides because of his size. "My son is 6 feet, 5 inches, 340 pounds," Yarnell Sampson said. ![]() He now wonders if his son should have been allowed to get on Free Fall at ICON Park in the first place. Tyre's father says his son began panicking when the ride started – telling friends something didn’t feel right. Did teen's size play factor in tragic fall off Orlando Free Fall?
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