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Orlando Free Fall ride turns deadly
Free Fall Ride: asà es la atracción de la que cayó un joven en Orlando
Person on Orlando ride appeared to question seat restraint before 14
The Free Fall ride and an adjacent ride, the Sling Shot, have been closed indefinitely, said John Stine, sales director with the Slingshot Group.
A fun theme park visit with his football team should not have ended in tragedy," Crump, who is representing Yarnell Sampson, Tyre's father, said in a statement.
The forensic company Quest Engineering, hired by the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services to investigate the incident, released a report last week assessing that the ride operator made "manual adjustments" to the harness proximity sensor on two seats, including the one Samson was in.
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On the ride, 30 passengers rise to the top, tilt forward and plunge nearly 400 feet at speeds reaching more than 75 mph, according to a January news release from the park.
Jones called Sampson — who was was 6 feet and 5 inches tall — a "humble giant.
Nekia Dodd, Tyre's mother, told USA TODAY on Tuesday she hopes to see better safety protocols put in place to prevent similar accidents.
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