The family of 14-year-old Tyre Sampson have hired attorneys after the boy fell to his death from the Orlando Free Fall ride on Thursday night.
"My cousin lost his life over this ride. I don’t feel like it was safe. I feel like it needs to be shut down before someone else’s family has to go through what we are going through."Moments after a teenager tragically fell from the drop tower attraction at ICON Park in Orlando – and the ride was brought to its ending position – a worker appeared to ask other coworkers whether the teen was properly secured into the ride seat. Video shared with FOX 35 Orlando.
In addition to the state investigation, the attorneys have their own experts that will be looking at the ride and the factors surrounding the fatal fall. They say Tyre was turned away from several other rides at ICON Park that night because of his large size. "He absolutely would have accepted if they said to him, 'respectfully, I'm sorry but you can’t ride it.' He would be home right now getting ready for football practice. That’s their responsibility," the family's attorney Bob Hilliard said.
Right now the ride is shut down indefinitely while a state investigation is underway to find out exactly what went wrong. Tyre’s parents have hired attorneys.
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