Who was the 14 year old in ICON Park Orlando?
Who was the 14 year old in ICON Park Orlando? Tyre Sampson died on March 24, 2022, after falling out of his seat on the 400-foot-tall ride at Icon Park in Orlando, where he was visiting with his football team for spring break.
What is the weight limit for Icon Park?
(WFLA) — Operations guidelines for Orlando FreeFall, the drop tower ride at ICON Park where a 14-year-old boy died last week, indicates that the boy exceeded the ride's weight restrictions. According to documents obtained by WFLA, the operations manual lists the maximum weight for the ride as less than 287 pounds.
Who was the father of the 14-year-old who fell off the ride?
Yarnell Sampson said his 14-year-old son, Tyre, was visiting Orlando from St. Louis through a football program. He just wanted the kids to have fun and never expected this tragedy to occur. Tyre tragically fell to his death while on the Orlando Free Fall drop tower at Orlando's ICON Park on Thursday night.
Did TYRE Sampson know something was wrong?
Tyre Sampson, 14, 'knew something was wrong with his harness and was freaking out' before Icon theme park fall, dad says. THE dad of a teen boy who died falling from a theme park ride said his son knew his safety harness was not fitted right.