Seat was locked on ride involved in Florida teenager’s death

By Luke Gentile

Published March 29, 2022 2:18pm ET

Seat was locked on ride involved in Florida teenager’s death — A 14-year-old boy fell to his death from a ride at an amusement park in Orlando, sheriff's officials said. Sheriff's officials and emergency crews responded to a call late Thursday at Icon Park, which is located in the city's tourist district along International Drive. The boy fell from the Orlando Free Fall ride, which opened late last year.

The seat of the teenager who died after falling from an amusement park ride in Orlando last week was found locked after the incident, according to a state report.

Tyre Sampson, 14, died Thursday after he fell roughly 430 feet from the “Free Fall” drop tower at Orlando’s ICON Park.

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