Operator error was a factor when a 14-year-old Tyre Sampson slipped out of his seat and fell to his death at a Florida amusement park ride last month, officials said Monday.

The ride operator for the Free Fall attraction at ICON Park in Orlando “made adjustments to the ride resulting in it being unsafe,” said Nikki Fried, commissioner of the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, in a press conference.

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