Was TYRE Sampson too big for ride?

Louis County middle schooler Tyre Sampson, who fell from a thrill ride in Orlando, Florida, last week. According to an operating manual for the FreeFall drop tower ride, the weight limit for the ride was 130 kg, or about 287 pounds. Sampson's father, Yarnell Sampson, said the 14-year-old weighed about 325 pounds.



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Autopsy Report Reveals Tyre Sampson Was Almost 100 Pounds Over The Weight Limit To Ride Amusement Park Ride. The 14-year-old burgeoning football star should have never been on the ride. The details of the tragic death of 14-year-old Tyre Sampson seemingly become more devastating with each update.

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Sampson, who was 340 pounds and stood 6 feet 5 inches tall, was denied entry to other rides at the park, his father, Yarnell Sampson said, adding that his son knew something was wrong the second the ride started.

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Identified only as Ivan, he was the source of the gruesome video that showed 14-year-old Tyre Sampson's fall from the thrill ride. That very same video circulated widely following Sampson's death, getting to Sampson's father before official news of his passing.

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The parents of Tyre Sampson, the teenager who fell to his death from an amusement park ride in March, have sued for $30k+ in damages, RadarOnline.com has learned. On March 24, 14-year-old Tyre passed away after tragically falling off a Free Fall ride at Orlando, Florida's famous ICON Park.

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ORLANDO, Fla. — Standing in front of the Orlando Free Fall drop tower where her 14-year-old son Tyre Sampson lost his life nearly a year ago, Nekia Dodd and her lawyer announced Wednesday they had reached a settlement with ride owner Orlando Slingshot and landlord ICON Park in the civil lawsuit over Tyre's death.

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The parents of a 14-year-old boy who fell to his death from a 430-foot drop-tower ride in central Florida's tourist district sued its owner, manufacturer and landlord on Monday, claiming they were negligent and failed to provide a safe amusement ride.

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