New details have emerged about the tragedy with the 14-year-old boy who plummeted to his death from an Orlando amusement park ride this week.
As we previously reported, the teenager – who has since been identified as Tyre Sampson – passed away after falling out of his seat on the 430-foot Orlando Free Fall attraction at ICON Park on Thursday evening.
Following the horrific incident, John Stine, a spokesperson for Slingshot Group, which owns and operates the ride in question, said in a statement that the boy appeared to have been on a safety harness on the ride at the time.
However, that may not have been the case… Related: Foo Fighters Drummer Taylor Hawkins Dead At 50 Tyre’s father Yarnell Sampson says the teen knew something was wrong and started panicking as soon as the ride began to ascend.
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