Tire Sampson, an American football player from a Missouri middle school who at age 14 was already 6 feet 5 inches (1.95 meters) tall and weighed more than 300 pounds (136 kilos), died after falling from a towering attraction in Florida.
The incident occurred in ICON Parklocated in the tourist district of Orlando, and After being treated at the scene, the young man was transferred to a hospital, where he later perished. from his injuries, according to the Orange County Sheriff’s Office.
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At a press conference offered, the sheriff of this county, John Mina, reported the identity of the deceased. Is about Tyre Sampsonof Missouri and who He was in Orlando visiting with friends and family.
“Based on preliminary investigations, everything indicates that it was a terrible accident“added the police chief, who extended his condolences to the young man’s relatives.
Sampson fell from the Orlando Free Fall attraction, which began operations last December and is touted as the world’s tallest free fall tower.
Local media allude to videos circulating on social networks, in which the passengers of the attraction are allegedly heard talking about the safety of the seats, after which the machine begins to move people up.
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His family’s attorneys want to know if negligence regarding his size, or other factors, played a role in his death.
“This young man was athletic and big. He had no way of knowing,” Bob Hilliard, a Texas attorney representing Tyre’s mother, Nekia Dodd, said in an interview Saturday. “This will be a case of lack of supervision and lack of training. A matter of absolute negligence.”
On Saturday, those responsible for the investigation were still examining what happened on Thursday night, when Sampson fell out of his seat from a 131-meter amusement park ride (430 feet) tall, which is taller than the Statue of Liberty, perched on a busy street in the heart of Orlando’s tourist district, not far from Disney World.
The ride lifts riders to that height, tilts them so they face the ground for a moment or two, and then plummets toward the ground at speeds of about 75 miles per hour (121 kilometers per hour) or more.
Well-known civil rights attorney Ben Crump, who works with Hilliard and represents Tyre’s father, Yarnell Sampson, said that the family is “shocked and heartbroken at the loss of their son.”
“This young man was the kind of son that everyone expects: an honor roll student, budding athlete, and kind-hearted person who cared about others,” Crump said in a statement Saturday.
Orange County Police and the state Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, which regulates Florida attractions at all but the largest amusement parks, They declined to comment Saturday other than to say the investigation is ongoing.
In a statement, Icon Park amusement park said it is fully cooperating with investigators and Orlando’s FreeFall attraction will be closed indefinitely.
“We are heartbroken by the incident that took the life of one of our guests. We offer our condolences and deep sympathy to his family and his friends,” read a statement from the SlingShot Group, which operates the attraction.
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