The seat of a teen who fell to his dying from an amusement park journey in Florida final week was nonetheless locked, in line with an accident report from the state.
Tyre Sampson, 14, fell Thursday from the FreeFall drop tower that takes riders up 140m after which drops at speeds of as much as 120km/h, in line with ICON Park in Orlando, the place the incident occurred.
Tyre got here out of the seat when the magnets engaged to gradual the journey throughout the descent, in line with the report, which was based mostly on journey worker witnesses and was obtained by CNN.
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"Harness was nonetheless in a down and locked place when the journey stopped," stated the report filed by the operator with the truthful rides division of the Florida Division of Agriculture and Client Companies.
The report named three witnesses, all listed as workers.
There are additionally questions round whether or not the teenager might have been too massive to be allowed on the journey.
Tyre's father, Yarnell Sampson, raised that query, telling CNN: "My son was 6'5" (195cm), 340 (150kg). So, he is a giant man."
The journey's operations and upkeep guide, which has been posted on-line by the Florida Division of Agriculture and Client Companies, signifies the utmost passenger weight is 130 kilograms.
"Watch out when seeing if massive company match into the seats. Test that they match inside the contours of the seat and the bracket matches correctly. If this isn't so, Don't let this particular person journey," the guide states.
It isn't clear whether or not Sampson match the contours of the seat or if the bracket match correctly.
CNN has reached out to journey operator Slingshot Group and ICON Park to ask whether or not Sampson match correctly.
Video circulating on social media, purportedly of the ICON Park incident, exhibits an individual falling from their seat about 5 seconds into the journey's drop, maybe about two-thirds of the best way down, because the journey slowed because it approached the bottom.
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The accident remains to be beneath investigation, and the FreeFall journey is closed for now.
The Orange County Sheriff's Workplace is investigating the dying. No legal costs have been filed however the investigation remained open, the sheriff's workplace stated Friday.
ICON Park on Monday stated it has demanded that Slingshot Group droop one other of its rides on the park, the Orlando SlingShot, "till such time as a radical investigation by the suitable authorities has been accomplished and all events are happy that the rides are secure for the general public," the park landlord stated in an announcement.