The last words of teen killed in fall from Orlando ICON Park ride

• The death of Tyre Sampson, who fell into the void, from the ICON Park Free Fall ride has shocked the country.
• The last words he said to his friend, moments before the terrible accident, have been revealed.
• Tyre Sampson was a Missouri middle school football player.

Tyre Sampson plunged to his death from the ICON Park Free Fall ride, in Orlando, Florida last week. The last thing the 14-year-old said to his friend moments before the terrible accident that has shaken an entire country, have been revealed, according to Univision.

Tyre Sampson, a Missouri middle school football player who at 14 was already 6 feet 5 inches tall and weighed more than 300 pounds, died after falling from a drop tower ride in Florida. Lawyers for his family want to know if negligence regarding his size, or other factors, played a role in his death.

DID TYRE SAMPSON SENSE A TRAGEDY?

Apparently, he sensed that something was wrong, so much so that without thinking about it, he decided to give his friend a message for his family. The message may have been a harbinger of the tragedy that happened shortly after, devastating his friends and family.

The friend who got on the ride with Tyre Sampson told everything to the boy’s father. It seemed like he didn’t feel completely safe in the ride that is one of the main attractions of that park. A video circulating on social media shows that the young man was not secured into his seat like the others were.

WHAT DID THE VICTIM SAY?

The friend repeated the words that Tyre Sampson said to him before he died, right when they waiting for the ride to begin. The deceased said the following: «Please tell my mom and dad that I love them.»

The recording of the exact moment in which he falls is circulating on social media. In it, it can be seen how the ride drops and he falls out, dying instantly. The news has shocked the country due to the tragic way in which everything happened in the midst of all the fun. Filed Under: Death Orlando Free Fall

WHAT WAS TYRE LIKE?

“This young man was athletic and big. He had no way of knowing,” Bob Hilliard, a Texas attorney representing Tyre’s mother, Nekia Dodd, said in an interview on Saturday. “This will be a case of lack of supervision and lack of training. A matter of absolute negligence.”

On Saturday, investigators were still examining what had happened Thursday night, when Sampson fell from his seat from a 430-foot (131-meter) amusement park ride. It is taller than the Statue of Liberty and is installed on a busy street in the heart of Orlando’s tourist district, not far from Disney World. Filed Under: Death Orlando Free Fall

HOW DID THE ACCIDENT HAPPEN?

The ride lifts riders to that height, tilts them so they face the ground for a moment or two and then plummets toward the ground at speeds of about 75 miles per hour (121 kilometers per hour) or more, which makes it a thrilling spectacle.

Renowned civil rights attorney Ben Crump, who works with Hilliard and represents Tyre’s father, Yarnell Sampson, said the family is «shocked and heartbroken at the loss of their son» and has not released any further information about the accident for now. To see the video click here. Filed Under: Death Orlando Free Fall

HE WAS THE KIND OF SON EVERYONE HOPES FOR

«This young man was the kind of son everyone hopes for: an honor roll student, a budding athlete, and a kind-hearted person who cared about others,» Crump said in a statement to reporters on Saturday.

Orange County police and the state Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, which regulates Florida attractions at all but the largest amusement parks, declined to comment Saturday other than to say the investigation remains ongoing.

WHAT DOES THE COMPANY SAY?

In a statement to the press, Icon Park indicated that it is fully cooperating with the investigators and that the Orlando Free Fall attraction will be closed indefinitely, while the investigations of the tragic case continue.

“We are heartbroken by the incident that took the life of one of our guests. We offer our condolences and deep sympathy to his family and his friends,” read a statement from the SlingShot Group, which operates the attraction.

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