An autopsy conducted by the Orange County Medical Examiner on Tyre Sampson, the 14-year-old who fell off the Orlando FreeFall ride in March, concludes that the boy's cause of death was the result of blunt force trauma and the manner of death was “accident.”
An autopsy conducted by the Orange County Medical Examiner on Tyre Sampson, the 14-year-old who fell off the Orlando FreeFall ride in March, concludes that the boy's cause of death was the result of blunt force trauma and the manner of death was "accident.
"The body is that of well-developed, obese, 74 inch, 383 pound, black male, appearing older than the reported age of 14 years," the medical examiner's reports state. The report details multiple internal and external abrasions, lacerations, and fractures."He was 387 pounds and that’s 97 pounds more than what the maximum requirement was. So he never should have been on that ride.
FOX 35 has learned that weight has played a part in other amusement ride accidents dating back more than 20 years. One ride expert told FOX 35 there’s a loophole in posting size restrictions - that if the manufacturer doesn’t require it, the operator doesn’t have to display it.STATE INVESTIGATIONon two of the seats to accommodate larger guests.
The report concluded that there were multiple other contributing factors that led to Sampson's death. It also concluded that the ride itself did not experience an electrical or mechanical failure.against ICON Park, Orlando FreeFall, The Slingshot Group, the manufacturer of the ride, and the construction company that built it.
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