Witness recalls moments after teen falls to his death at ICON Park
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- Опубликовано: 3 окт 2024
- 14-year-old, Tyre Sampson, died in a fall from the Orlando FreeFall attraction, billed as the world’s tallest free-standing drop tower, which is taller than the Statue of Liberty. The company that operates the thrill ride said it is working with authorities to determine what happened.
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I just can’t imagine how scared this poor baby was and how his parents are. I can’t even imagine knowing my child passed this way
Amen 🙏
So sad poor baby was on spring break with another family that has to be the worst call a parent could receive unbelievable.
@@Prettyeyes531 exactly. My daughter passed away but I thank god it wasn’t like this. I feel SO bad 😥
@@crystalammons5818 Sorry for your loss
He was way too heavy for rollar coasters , thats common sense , anybody over 190 should be on that stuff!
I feel awful for his family of course, but also for his best friend. I can’t imagine the trauma of watching your best friend fall to his death in this way.
And his friend's family. Just a sad thing!
Everytime I get on a dangerous ride I always make sure they check on if my seat is secured. I even yelled if they take long to check my seat especially when I hear the announcer speak an don't check. Falling out of a high 400 something ride is as scary as getting attacked by lions.. I hope when God took him he did it fast an not have to suffer a tragic long fall scare that long .. Jesus Christ this is a nightmare. I would of pead on myself once I fell out...
@@joeljohnson6137 At my age, I no longer do the things I used to do, that carried risks. No scuba diving. No swimming in shark breeding grounds. No riding motorcycles. No amusement park rides!
@@mablesyrup1571 I feel u I still get on amusement park rides but not a ride on a amusement park goes by I don't think of death.. Pretty soon I'm a be like you an just get on small rides.. As for beach I only go to my belly because of sharks also. But these scary rides are a price you take when getting on it.. Even if they get a large load of money it would be hard for me to spend it because it's like their son's life had a price tag on it... I would rather the employee go to jail who didn't secure it even if they had to do a few years in prison...
@@joeljohnson6137 once he fell out it was fairly close to the bottom and at 75mph it was an immediate death. I don’t say this to be graphic, only that he probably didn’t even have time to process what was happening. At the very least he was afforded that tiniest bit of kindness. Such a horrific tragedy. Looks like he had one incredible future ahead of him.
As a ride operator this hits hard, I care for people’s safety at my rides
Yeah to bad the worker at this place didn’t think that way.
fr i used to be a ride operator at fun spot in orlando, and i made sureee everyones safety bars clicked and was safe, im scared of this typa stuff happening
@Jason what did they lie about?
Stop operating. These things are not wise to be going on.
@Jason what?
He was just a baby. Dont matter how big he was! This child had an entire life infront of him! WHERE WERE THE ADULTS FOR THAT PARK? THEY HAVE A DUTY TO PROTECT KIDS. My heart hurts for him, his family. This DID NOT have to happen!
He was denied on many other rides, because of safety concerns due to his size.. 6ft5", 350 pounds. Whomever was running the ride was at fault!!
@@loripatterson7882 1000% how could they just sit back think that was a good idea
The ADULT was with him, his in parentis loco, Kelly Ross. No need to look elsewhere. Why would you?
what do you expect, teens don’t care about anybody!
@@TATTOOEDELLIS as a teen, you’re wrong. very wrong, we care ALOT about others such as family and friends, so don’t try that.
It's fascinating seeing human psychology play out here. The witness said his first reaction was that it felt like a dream, which is a very common response when one goes into shock.
next reaction , take a photo
It probably felt like a dream for the young man when he was falling to his death 💔💔💔😓😓😓
A-huh he was in shock, but he still managed to take pictures.
@@jefflewis4 please as if u would do better
@@jeanandre6998 That's right I would do better. It wouldn't even cross my mind to take picture of him.
I was a ride operator back in 2001 to a similar drop tower ride, and shoulder harnesses like that which weren't fully closed for large passengers, would trigger an alert on our control panel and stop the ride from launching or moving. We were trained to screen people and inform them they cannot ride if harnesses cant fully close for their safety. This appears to be the ride operator and parks fault, and possibly manufacturer if the ride lacked the proper automated security alerts to prevent the ride from launching in the first place.
I'm going to guess poorly trained employees and negligent operators were the biggest factors. He was too big for the ride. If you look at the video from the incident, you can see the victim in the background before the ride began. I don't know if it was due to the angle of the video, but his shoulder harness doesn't appear to be fastened properly. There looks to be a large gap between the shoulder harness and the seat, whereas on the other riders the harness actually touches the seat between the riders' legs, locking them into the seat. This should've been a red flag.
I'm very curious to know how the safety mechanisms are designed and what the tolerances are.
For a fairly new ride the restraints and safety sensors should be working, the technology to alert and pause the ride from partially closed harnesses have been used in the industry since the 90’s. However this being a smaller park it most likely had poor training, fewer maintenance checks, or possibly an actual malfunctioning defect in the sensors. It also appears it lacked that extra buckle flap as a secondary lock. This is a very unfortunate incident with many simple actions that could have prevented it.
I was going to say he looked like a big kid, this is horrible. Someone was probably cutting corners.
@@mikemanners1069 what a disgusting comment
@@eugeneszsz Ride opened december 2021.
Also, my heart goes out to the witnesses. Just the sound is horrible enough to leave scars on the psyche. What horror!
I can't get the image and sound of that poor boy hitting the ground out of my head. And I wasn't there....just watched the video. So many prayers for his family 🙏🙏
@@Alisha.Hassinger.81 oh no! There’s a video?!? That’s not good. So personal! And is gonna traumatize people...without consent. 😢
@@ShredderTainment Yes. Unfortunately the entire video was posted. It's horrific to see and hear.
@@Alisha.Hassinger.81 I’m so sorry...I work with people and releasing trauma from the subconscious, if you want me to help you tap through it, let me know.
What a tragic story for this talented young teen. Life is so so fragile.
@@ShredderTainment the video was awful, unfortunately the person filming caught the perfect angle and it showed him falling and hitting the ground
they should 100% take legal action. this should never ever happen again
There will be a settlement given to the family and it goes away.
I agree
Still photos have emerged that clearly show that the harness was not fully closed. I know they claim a light on the panel identifies when this happens, but that system apparently failed. Beyond a light on the panel, though, operators should absolutely check each rider prior to starting the ride. If it’s obvious to a layperson like me that something was wrong, it should be obvious to presumably trained ride operators.
@@elizabethlacky6068 Exactly and that won't bring him back😓
It'll happen again. And again. And again. And again, etc...etc...
i can’t stop thinking about this incident.. i can’t even imagine the fear he must've felt. this should’ve never happened. poor kid had his whole life ahead of him :( rest in peace
Tragic event just horrid, but he was over 300lbs not only is that unhealthy the rides are regulated and three hundred is the top weight. This is dept. of Agricultures job to enforce the code, it could have been prevented by not allowing him due to weight and his parents getting him help for his eating disorder and helping with a healthy lifestyle, it's just awful he suffered like he did with his weight and being turned away at the other rides due to it. I feel bad he never had a chance. No child should suffer like that I feel so bad for him.
@TheDoePatrol you feel so bad, yet the entire first half of your comment can be summarized with “yeah but he was fat.” Just a reminder - a 14 year old child died. Simply stating that you wished the weight limit on this attraction had been enforced would have been more than sufficient
stop playing the game boy wonder! Poor kid should have read the Safety warning sign before he went through the gate! HEIGHT AND WEIGHT IS ON EVERY SIGN AT THE GATE BEFORE THE RIDE!
@@christiegroves why does that mean he deserves the death penalty or it’s less sad
He would have been dead of a coronary in a year or two anyway so don't sweat it.
This is why I don't go on these type of rides. I've always felt nervous, and this concludes it for me. RIP to Tyre and condolences to his family and friends.
I went on it one time when I was 13 this ride in Florida too. Never again I’ve always avoided that ride for some reason
I have been on many intense roller coasters and am calm but when I went on this ride I had a full blown panic attack afterwards
I rode the Falcon's Fury in Busch Gardens Tampa. 336' and you also tilt forward at the top and come dropping down face down and the chairs swing back forward, like a Falcon coming in for landing. The BIGGEST difference I noticed is Falcon's has what I call a crotch belt. It comes up between your thighs and fastens to the harness. Many roller coasters have this feature as well. WHY oh WHY this seat wasn't designed like Falcon's is mind-boggling! Think about it...you have a 300lb+ person coming screaming down at 70+ MPH and braking suddenly and (physics here...) INERTIA keeps this 300lb+ boy flying straight through the bottom of the harness restraint. There was one video I saw either that day or a day later where it had the actual footage of him coming through the bottom of the restraint and that enough was conclusive for me to see what happened. I CANNOT believe it is taking teams of 'experts', analysis, etc. to try to 'figure this out'. This is RIDICULOUS! This HORRIFIC TRAGEDY to this poor grieving family and the loss of this young boy needs to be compensated and, most importantly, there needs to be a SAFE STANDARDIZED harness system for these types of rides.
as long as you are not a whale you should be good
@@dantorchio9668 I went on the exact same ride. I love big rollercoasters but that ride was to much for me. I had I full blown panic attack. I was calm on every other ride there
that mom is right. all it took was just that extra second to check, and that poor kid would not have fallen to his death. hold the WORKER ACCOUNTABLE
Yes he is accountable for not doing a safety Check Legal Action needs to be taken and that operator needs to be charged with murder and no Job because he was just standing there like he was watching a movie no since of urgency at all i agree 💯
@@jerrieawhitlock196 technicaly he didnt try to kill anyone so it would have to be manslaughter
@@anif971 you have your opinion and I have mine we'll he need to be charged for manslaughter . For not checking anybody including that child that died he was sitting there talking to his friends like they was watching a movie sad but ok God bless
@@jerrieawhitlock196 but also, the park has failed to train its employees to take security seriously. They should go around every individual and make sure that everything is locked, also asking every individual if they are ready, if they feel safe. The park should also add an additional security belt as a secondary safety lock.
@@deepmind5318 that too I do agree with you. I'm just speaking from a mother's perspective Lack of training And no since of urgency when it happened .I'm glad the parents are taking legal action in this Matter.
The fact that the witness said no one ever checked off everyone was good to ride broke my heart
they rely on the control panel
@@buddymike9 they should’ve done more everyone failed him
@@here317 yes a second restraint like a seat belt would have help.. the manufactor will be sued
@@buddymike9 and the park for improper training. Each person should be checked visually instead of relying on a safety feature that can malfunction like it did here. Hopefully they teach proper training from now on and add a secondary seatbelt.
They will be SUED and I hope it shuts down!!! The negligence was unbelievable!!!
It’s always sad when a person’s fear turns into a reality. My heart goes out to the kids family and witnesses
👍🏽😢
Exactly because this poor kid told his best friend that was sitting next to him on the ride ..that something didn't feel right his best friend said he told him if he doesn't make it down alive to tell his mom and dad he loved them ....🙏😭
@Jeffrey Ellsworth you’re heartless…. Ima pray for you.
@Jeffrey Ellsworth your "dark humor" is vulgar. get out.
@Jeffrey Ellsworth go to hell
I can’t stop thinking about him I cried all last night and the night before thinking about this baby boy and I dropped to my knees this morning and said a prayer. I couldn’t function properly at work because all I can think about was why did this have to happen. Me and my kids were in shock. I know it might seem weird because I didn’t know him personally but seeing that video affected me mentally. I will always have his family in my prayers. Rest peacefully baby boy🙏🏾👼🏽🌹
These stories make me want to binge drink. It’s extremely depressing the horrors that go on in this world.
@@catatetherat5138 He was FOURTEEN YEARS OLD!!
@@loripatterson7882 well in that case my he "*RIP*" may god be with him. 😪
@@catatetherat5138 Hopefully, this young person is with GOD.♡
Sweetheart there’s nothing weird about the way you’re feeling. You’re a caring soul, so you have empathy for this tragic situation and what the family is going through.
Such a horror for the child. His last moments of life were pure terror. So sad, and preventable.
The panic he probably felt for the second he was flying towards the concrete must be like the feeling when you are leaning back in a chair and it starts to fall over, but x1000.
@@dootdoot94xo44 probably too quick to process. Very sad situat
Rip sweetheart. To all who witnessed this tragedy, I hope,and pray that you seek help , and one day find peace. To the family, I am so sorry for your loss. Blessings
@Jeffrey Ellsworth Go spew your hate elsewhere, scumbag
Amen 🙏🏼💕
Amen 🙏🏽
@Jeffrey Ellsworth ok
@Jeffrey Ellsworth go to hell
I woke up thinking and crying about this boy Tyree, I dont even know him and his death traumatizes me, I pray his soul is resting in peace, I pray for his family, and the witnesses, this is DEVASTATING smh it should have Never happened.
I’m traumatized too.. it’s most of our worse fear
Grow up
@@grahamjordan1040 they dont need to grow up you tool. they are feeling bad for this boy. STFU
@@grahamjordan1040 lmao you're the childish one. Clearly you have some unresolved personal issues. YOU need to grow up. So immature. You're 100% 14.
@@grahamjordan1040 wtf bro? Are you serious right now. This poor boy just fell to his death and that's what you gotta say when people are feeling for him? I feel sorry for you to be honest.
Why do people feel the need to take pictures of people they see die right before their eyes? Good for him for not spreading around the pictures, but still. The fact that he even took pictures is freaking weird.
The witnesses who were on the ride with this poor boy said point blank, NONE OF THE RIDE OPERATORS came around to check to see if their shoulder harnesses were secured. Unbelievable.
The shoulder harnesses were secured.. the argument isn’t that they weren’t, the argument is that he should’ve never gotten on the ride in the first place BECAUSE of his size. So although the shoulder harness was secured in the system, it wasn’t secured in the victim because of his size. He was ejected by the break run but the harness stayed in the same position that it was locked in
The employees failed him by allowing him to get on the ride in the first place
@@foushoo No. If you check pictures before the incident, you can see his was much higher than the others.
@@foushooI agree he was too big ro ride safely, and that the lock mechanism may have registered "engaged" but they should have done a physical test to ensure it was properly secured, and/or reevaluated his size and made him get off the ride.
Operator failure/negligence is clear here.
@@foushoo what is a brake/break run?
Mad respect for this young man for not posting the photos.
I hope he doesn’t sell them
@Jason Even the person who posted the video debated on posting the video or not. It is to spread awareness and even though I am traumatized now from seeing it hopefully it does something for the family to get justice
Mad respect?? He shouldn’t have taken them in the first place. Who does that?! Bad decision.
@@Florida-Plant-Mom I agree. It’s a weird thing to do to just snap a photo of a dead body. I don’t understand people who do this.
@@Florida-Plant-Mom True
Haven’t stopped crying for this beautiful angel since I heard about this💔💔 my little brother just turned 14😭
such an angel 😭😭😭😭😭💔💔
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Me neither I burst in my oldest son room crying to him he’s 14 as well and he couldn’t understand and I said you’re 14 that could have been you and I would have never been the same again. Seeing that video has really affected me mentally.
@@IAMSOKIYRA it has wit me 2…so sad for all our son😞💔🥲
@@dtbredhalf5823 so very true I hope he didn’t suffer. I’m just upset 😪
Nobody walked around to see if people were in their seats safely. Wow!!!!!
Poor baby :( may he rest in peace. I can’t imagine how his parents must be feeling
This story is so heartbreaking. Kudos to Montrey for respecting the family by not sharing the images. I hope he can heal as well. 💖
it would be even more respectful not to take images in the first place
@@dannyc5389 literally
I can't imagine how scared he must have been....that poor baby. My eyes are tearing up just thinking of how scared he must have been. I just can't :-( What I do is pretend he grew wings and started to fly. He flew so high...up and above the clouds.
Have you seen the video? It looked like it was an instant death
@@ordinarygamer2655 he died in the hospital he didn’t die from impact
@@ordinarygamer2655 unfortunately no he probably went into a coma
@@ordinarygamer2655 where's the video
@@judykiser8957 it’s on Reddit
good for montrey and his mom for being so respectful ❤ it's heart warming to see such goodness in people's hearts.
I can only hope and pray that the poor victim didn’t suffer and died very quickly after he fell or better yet died instantly and didn’t feel anything at all. That’s just in the physical sense since he unfortunately absolutely suffered psychologically and was very, very scared in his final moments as he was riding up the tower due to the fact that he knew something wasn’t right and seems to have somehow known he wasn’t gonna make it. He even told his friends “If I don’t make it down, tell my Mom and Dad I love them”! I can’t even begin to fathom and imagine the horror he was going through in his last moments and that is what’s hitting me the most.
Me too this hurts
He passed away in the hospital
This is what's haunting tf out of me too thinking about how he knew something was wrong on the way up and imagining how terrified he must have felt when he was started to slide out of the seat. Just knowing that he felt like death was a possibility before it even happened is putting a vice grip on my heart. Poor kid! I hope he died the instant his body hit the ground but it's the way down that is just the worse thing to even think of. I hope he's in peace on the other side 🙏🏾
@@kecola Well he died in the hospital I think an hour or two later! He didn’t die instantly poor kid this is tearing me up! The noise his body made hitting the concrete was gut wrenching
@@Str8Snag A lot of times they'll report the death at the hospital even if the person dies on site. Happened like that with my several of my loved ones unfortunately. I really really hope it was over quickly for that kid. What a terrifying way for any poor soul to go!
I cannot imagine witnessing such a traumatic event. That's something that will forever be engrained in your brain. Prayers to the victim's family, the witnesses, and RIP to the teen who just went to go have some fun but his life was taken too soon ❤️
I couldn’t imagine having to see this happen in person. I watched the video and i cried and haven’t stopped thinking about Tyre since it happened .
R.I.P Tyre Sampson 🕊
is there a actual video of the tragedy?
Even I had trouble sleeping after seeing the full unedited video. Can't even imagine what the family and friends and witnesses are experiencing.
@@brokenfinger good for you?! 🤡
@@brokenfinger where is it?
He landed on his face and stomach.
@Adiel Alfonso where did you see it
Eh, dude wanted to say something horrible to get on camera ya know
I used to love amusement parks but now that I'm older and the kids who work these rides are usually super young and often distracted... I can't anymore.
I’ve had a huge fear of amusement parks my whole life. When I was young and my friend’s parents would take us I would refuse to go on any of the rides.
@@genevawelch9865 my mom took me on rides and I was terrified when I got to be 12 never went on a ride up in the air again I thank my mom she scared me from rides
Body language should be heavily considered when communicating especially in a topic is devastating as this. It is extremely rude and inconsiderate for that guy (the white older guy who spoke at the end) to be shrugging his shoulders as he spoke about how the ride would not take off if all the riders aren’t locked in. Seems careless and seems as if he just cares about not getting the blame placed on the ride or theme park.
Yesssss ex a ctly my thoughts. I'm disgusted and glad they got attorneys.
Exactly. I was painfully mute and shy when I was 14 and have always been sensitive to noise and wouldn’t have felt comfortable trying to assert that I may not be secured if there was only a slight doubt or been able to speak loud enough over everything to get their attention. Sometimes instincts of discomfort can overwhelm and override instincts of hesitation.
I was thinking the exact same, with the shoulder shrug etc. And f*ck relying on some damn lights, you could visually SEE that his harness was NOT secure
He’s gaslighting us. Obviously, he has no idea how it all works but we all know exactly what happened and how it went down for this young child.
Oh, wow! I read that too. Like hey,what ever. My goodness of nonchalant attitude. I hope, the family sues, the park good.
At 16 I was too large to ride the Nitro Roller Coaster at Six Flags. To me the bar was locked but the operator indicated the bar needed to go down further to engage a 2nd locking mechanism to ensure my safety. Although I took the walk of shame off the ride I am blessed I can still tell this story over the last 20 years. Those operators should have checked.
The fact that the young man some where at the top of that ride knew something was wrong and couldn’t do anything about it that far up must had been so very hard on him and telling his friend to tell his parents he loved them that was the last thing on that young mans mind was his parents my heart goes out to his family and his friends that witnessed his fall sitting next to him I can’t imagine the fear they felt watching him fall to his death may they find peace and the strength to go on and honor their friend by living and loving life as he did I hope his family heals and finds peace and guide their attorney to prevent this from happening again all’s it took was a minute for the person manning this ride to ensure everyone was buckled in right and they failed that young man their carelessness and laziness failed that young man it could had been one of their family members think about that the next time you buckle someone in you killed that young man because you didn’t want to be bothered taking that most important measure of safety you failed at your job that’s what this sounded like to the rest of the world 😭😭😭
Yes that’s the part that’s heartbreaking he was all the way up in that sky probably going through it not having fun and nobody knew only him smh
The safety measures must have been taken so this kind of accident can never happen
thank you your so right
Just imagine how the person sitting next him must have felt heartbreaking
it was his friend, so sad 😞
He also told his friends something didn’t feel right as they went up and he told his friends tell my dad and mom I love them if I don’t make it down smh so heartbreaking (the dad said it in his interview)
that would scare the s^it out of me the way you put that
This is a very similar situation to the Six Flags “New Texas Giant” incident when the woman was too big, but the ride still gave her the green light, and she fell to her death.
Bruh I hate people fr. They think it’s funny as employees to not follow rules. They are there for a reason bruh. Temporary fun isn’t worth someone dying. They’re so messed up. Suing needs to be done
@@Kiana-cp3ro it does and better training to the importance of this safety.... It's very common for people over capacity to get loaded a lot of times the lapse is caused by figuring it will be fine and not wanting to insult someone
I never knew this happened@ Six flags...I live right here in Dallas Texas
I remember almost getting sucked out of that very same roller coaster when I was a scrawny 12 year old. I will never forget my dad having to hold me and me holding on for dear life as I felt myself getting pulled out. I honestly thought I was going to die. Needless to say, that was my last time ever even thinking about getting on that ride again.
@@sbaby1678 I was 14 on the same ride and as a skinny kid my older sister and I held on so tightly.. I felt really lucky
So incredibly tragic! Don’t think that the kids that were responsible for checking his harness will ever be okay after this either! My heart goes out to everyone involved!!! RIP Big man!!!
They should feel bad i hope this haunts them till they die
Probably for the girl, she was the only one that was concerned. The guys didn’t even look like they cared.
@@hanspz5505 please stop the crap
@@hollysmothers6034 plz stop the brainlessness you have going on
This poor angel, I don’t even want to think about the fear he experienced. And his family - such a freaking tragedy man. May he rest his soul❤️
That poor kid, he died instantly, we had a family member who was a firefighter in the Bronx, he was on top of a 5 story building after the fire was out, when he was getting into the cherry picker, it moved away from the building and he fell out. Death was immediate, I fell 3 ft on my patio, got a concussion, and fractured my eye socket, I fell on the left side of my face. It was horrible, I can’t imagine what these two guys felt at the height they fell from. God bless them.
I watched an interview where his father spoke out about how long the ambulance took to get there to Tyree and was so sad to find out that he passed away several hours later after arriving at the hospital. I have to keep telling myself that the severity of his injuries made his body go into shock where he felt no pain and didn't suffer because it truly breaks my heart to think otherwise 💔 😢
P.S. I ended up with a fractured eye socket in a bad car accident. It's rare that I come across someone else that has suffered the same kind of injury and just wanted to say that I hope you are healed up and all is well with you ❤️
What is a cherry picker?
@@marshalastovall4270 a cherry picker is another way to describe a bucket truck, it looks like a big bucket and the person gets in and can go to heights he needs to go, like tree trimmers and guys working on traffic signals etc.
Unfortunately he didn't die instantly, what with all the excess weight to cushion him, he bounced and sadly later died in hospital.
@@francesrea5935 Have you seen the video of the skateboarder free falling from 45 ft straight down onto the ground in 2007, he was actually able to get up and walk away but only had "minor" injuries from a fall of that caliber. Crazy
Please sue because there is seemingly no concern in the workers reactions! Rest Well baby, strength to your loved ones. You are loved and greatly missed😓💝
He was too big for that ride. The operator should've never let him on.
The just hire operators who always seem that they are on drugs lol
You can’t discriminate based on weight. OSHA rules in court. I know from having to give testimony because a fat guy got injured while on the job.
@@richardsampson449 You absolutely can refuse to let someone ride the ride because of their height and weight.
@@richardsampson449 You’re kidding right? Most theme park rides absolutely have weight and height limitations for precautionary measures.
😂😂😂😂😂😂
I went on one of those rides. A few days later, the day I was leaving Florida, was the day that happened. What Montrey said was exactly right, no one came around to check if we were locked in.
Exactly one of the workers walked right passed him without checking, The controller yells did you check the left side and the worker in blue acted clueless ...I hope they watch that video
Seeing Nighthawk and Mary K's replies . . . you two should contact the law firm representing the family...I"m not a lawyer but that seems to be some evidence as to the negligence that contributed to this wrongful death.
I work at an attraction in Vegas and the morning after this happened our supervisor had a meeting with us and informed us about this incident. Some employees cried, not understanding how something like this could happen. Our supervisor reiterated the importance of following protocols so that nothing like this happens on our ride.
The stratosphere?
Respectful young man. So sorry you had to experience this. So sorry for the family of this young man. Condolences to you! 🙏🙏
I don't even know him but rip young king and my condolences to the family I could never imagine what they are going through smh. I'm so sorry..
He was horrified...but he thought to take cellphone pictures. But let's admire him for not posting them on social media.
That mother raised her son right. Completely respectful of the person who lost their life and their family by not posting photos.
Also, did anyone else think of the lady who fell from the Rollercoaster a few years back and lost her life? So sad that things like this happen
@Jason you know what? You're completely right. He probably did do it for some personal gain. It was indeed an oversight on my part. Next time I will be more careful about what I say.
I came across the raw footage on tik tok, unfortunately. I’m forever scarred from the sound. I’m thinking of his friends who were there with him and at home. Also for his family who will miss him forever. This is horrific 💔
I can’t imagine the fear he must’ve felt when he realized he was going to die.
Why is dude lying? The ride DID ascend without the shoulder harness being secure. You can see that young man's harness didn't come down enough, nothing was secure between his legs
your right 100 percent
I unfortunately saw the video and it was traumatizing! I cannot imagine the people that witnessed and especially his friends that were stuck on the ride. Such an awful tragedy!
Me too and I’ll never Unsee it. That poor baby. I hugged my 14yo a little tighter that night. Rip young man gone way too soon 😢
@@Wildernessadventuresoz where is da video?
I really feel sorry for the young man, his family, friends, and the people who had to watch him fall. That moment would probably had stayed in my head for the rest of my life.
Mercy my heart hurts for everyone involved and that witnessed this.. such heart breaking events! Thank you young man for not posting anything about what you saw. It shows your true character and says a lot bout who you are! I pray for you and your girlfriend- I cannot imagine how y’all are feeling after what y’all witnessed.
Thank you young man for not posting the graphic aftermath. My Condolences to the family!!!!
Mom is correct...it just takes an extra second to check. RIP big guy. 🙏
The whole event is a nightmare. The young man who died (may God Love him), his family, his best friend who was with him, the people on the ride and on the ground who witnessed this horrible tragedy. The workers who are probably second guessing themselves. The list goes on.
This was a horrifying, terrible and life changing event. That nice, talented young man will never realize his dream, his family will never see him grow up.
I understand some of what they are going through.
My beloved cousin, Erik, was 14 when he tragically died in a car accident. My family has never been the same.
My grandparents were nearly inconsolable, as were Erik's parents who were my favorite Aunt and Uncle. Their daughter grew up to distrust close relationships and emotionally struggled with marriage. She was 12 when her brother died.
My cousin Erik would have been 46 years old only 2 days ago on March 26th.
He would have been married.
He would have had children.
I would have had the opportunity to have continued to love him and to have adored his wife and kids.
But that was not to be reality.
I'm writing all of this for Tyre's family
Instead, my beloved Aunt and Uncle had another child, Nicholas.
Oh, what a joy he has been to my family and me!!
At 4 years old he educated me on dinosaurs.
At 7 he taught me to play Pokémon!!
He is now 30 years old, has a significant other, Kelly (who I think he needs to make an honest woman) and a beautiful little girl!!
I can't believe how much I love him and how much he means to me.
I want Tyre's family to know that I mourn with them, I emotionally support them and I believe in them to make it through this unthinkable tragedy.
I’m sorry for your loss
that’s beautiful. gosh you’re gonna make me cry
Kudos to this young man for protecting the family's and the victim's dignity by not posting those pics on social media.
I’m just wondering why he took pictures in the first place. I know it’s tempting but still…
I have a fear of heights and I hate the falling sensation and this would have been the worst death possible for me. I can’t imagine the horror his last moments must have been and it breaks my heart that someone so young had to have such an awful death.
He’s quite a big guy the bar or harness might not have been closed properly but being a kid he might’ve thought he’d be ok! So tragic.
6'5", 350 pounds. Should have been denied access. Just like many other rides did with him, that night.
It didn’t obvious by original footage yet operator never checked but that ride is supposed to refuse to start and a light comes on to notify operator
That is so true. He had no idea that he wasn't secured properly in the that seat. So very sad.
It wasn’t and he could still be alive if the operators would had went around and check.
@@kavaniawilson860 Thank you so much for the honest comment. So very sad and tragic what happen to this young man Because of the negligence of the ride operator.
Montrey and his mom were decent humans for not posting the pictures online. So sad for the family! rip big dude.
Decent human being's?? He shouldn't have taken them in the first place and then to think to post it online for the few mate's he might have to brag over it. I'm a paramedic and really gets to me when I'm dealing with fatal or life changing injury Road traffic collisions people wanting to get picture's.
@@stephenpowell8750 His pictures may be evidence. Not everyone thinks as you do.
Wtf do you mean.....He took the pics and then back peddled...what was his true intentions....stupidest comment ever
@@johnstownsfinest1136 I think so too but at least his mother was truly empathetic and prevented that from happening.
I do hope they give the photo’s to the family Attorney. This is so sad. May God bless him & his family. 🙏🏻
My condolences to the family, thanks to the young man for not posting pictures on social media, respecting Tyree's family, it's crystal clear someone need to be held accountable for this, on so many different levels, not only for Tyree's death, also for the other people that's seen this and effective their lives from an emotional standpoint.
I'd like to hear from the other riders to hear who all else wasn't checked. Did they check some and not others? If I were an op, I'd def check the larger riders. Why isn't there a bottom seat center belt to latch into the bottom of the harness? If the harness fails, at least the belt would prevent a rider form slipping off.
Good idea a lap belt just extra precaution
Iam in the UK this story wasn't really broken here on our media , I saw it on Facebook .. but I can't stop thinking of Tyre Sampson ... as a mother the horror of what happened to him and how his poor mother must feel is in my head all the time
I can’t even imagine how it is to fall off a high-ride I feel so bad for the family I am in prayer 🙏 😭😭😭😭😭😭❤️❤️❤️❤️
They need to sue, I went to Six Flags in NJ with friends, my friend wasn't allowed on a few rides because of her weight. The safety of the parton is the parks responsibility
Yeah and if they denied him the ride they would have sued due to racism.
@@TV-ob1if Expert, that's not how racism works.
@@nickodemusjohnson yes actually it is. We are a litigious, woke society.
@@TV-ob1if Stop it. Other rides told him no... this has nothing to do with racism but with safety and height & weight ristrictions (and park visitors know that). I guess they just walked away and tried it at other rides. 💔
@@TV-ob1if Speak for yourself. People with common sense know the difference between restrictions for safety and racism. 🙄
Every single one of you all in these comments blaming this CHILD for what happened ought to be ashamed. Sow evil and you’ll surely reap it. Condolences to this family for losing their child who only wanted to be a kid. He’s not the one who was trained for the ride.
Nobody blaming him honey they simply said he was too big for the ride. Which is true where is the lie he was.
I haven't seen one comment on anyone blaming a kid for why this happened. I've seen other videos of people explaining that the kid was turned away from several other rides because of his size. Had this ride had followed proper protocol and safety measures, this kids life would have been saved. It's terrible that the riders were not checked. RIP Tyree
Well i blame the kid, he was turned away from other rides, must have known the score but tried his luck on each ride till he got on one. Bit like attempting to buy alcohol underage from every store, finally getting lucky, getting behind the wheel of a car and wiping out, then the parents blame the store for selling the alcohol
@@Indyyhauls well you need to be respectful please you have a big mouth
@@jmh086 yes there is comments like that I have read them people are so disrespectful they have to answer to God
This boy needs to talk with his parents and authorities to let them know that No One went around and checked to make sure they were all securely in the seats. You can plainly see his harness was not down far enough. This did not need to happen, I am sorry DOES NOT make it better or help!!
I’m sure he has already talked to authorities if he is on the news !
Anything automated is supposed to be failsafe, but as a programmer of automation, I also know it can all be defeated in a pinch to keep the machine running. My heart goes out to him, his friends, and family. Machine related fatalities in my opinion can always be prevented.
Being a Ride Operator for almost 5 years this makes no sense to me
He lied. It's not a rocket science to figure out how that boy fell. #1 he was to big for that seat. #2 his legs was to big as he was squeeze in that seat to lock down the harness. The harness got close enough to make contact with the computer so it read OK. Fact was it was not locked down. #3 the G force was to great threw him to the ground. And they can't figure that out I hope the family sues all the them. God bless his family for their baby is gone. . RIP. May justice be done.
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Sounds right. Makes sense
For reals.. a witness supposedly said they heard one of the employees say.. if he falls , he falls.. but it's hear-say..we will know today
RIP TYREE SAMSON YOU'LL BE MISSED FLY HIGH 🕊️
Missed by who
@@grahamjordan1040 Family & friends
All 350 lbs
@@grahamjordan1040 The guy standing at the bottom of the ride who almost became pizza
The shrug of his shoulders and the cavalier way the slingshot group rep spoke on this incident is disturbing. Obviously the ride malfunctioned if this kid was able to get on and the ride proceeded. 🙄
Agreed…very disturbing! Corporate bureaucracy and apathy.
The representative here was just a few seconds away from saying Tyre himself undid the harness and that’s what led to his death! Reading between the lines that’s basically what he was saying.
Every ride should have back up harnesses. Those shoulder things are terrifying. A malfunction and you're toast.
Bless his heart. I do not understand how this could happen and my heart goes out to all that knew him. I am sure he will be greatly missed 😢
My CONDOLENCES to the family may God comfort them at this time praying for them and God Bless them and give them strength 🙏🏽
Clearly someone is at fault, but it's not the kid who lost his life.
All the ADULTS who were responsible to make sure everyone was strapped in before starting the ride!!!
Even if he was strapped in he was too big and the force I feel would pop that lock anyway.. He was to big should have never been allowed on
@@heelshens7453 and once again if they would have been paying attention and doing their damn job like they were supposed to, they would have noticed that!!!!!😑
@@heelshens7453 there’s supposed to be mechanisms in place to detect that. the sensors were either malfunctioning or none existent at this smaller park. otherwise they should have been able to discern this before the ride even got going.
@@m3ntyb they shouldn’t rely on the mechanics.. it’s literally man made they can’t go off by that🤦🏻♀️
They should sue the sh!t outa the park operators! No one should die from an entertainment ride !!!!
its not the first time ....it also happened here in germany -.- they got to make it more safety
@bilbo ja die teile sind sehr gefährlich ...ich war schon lange nicht mehr auf so dingern....zudem wird mir auf manchen teilen eh schlecht..daher war ich auch noch nie auf nem breakdancer !
@bilbo finde es auch schlimm, dass jeder dieses video hochlädt wo er stürzt! :((( auf facebook und heute sogar auf twitter gesehn! Und keiner löscht es! -.-
The ride operator was White and the victim was Black....get ready for riots and looting at Popeyes chicken.....
This just breaks my heart. I know how much I loved rides as a teen and all he wanted was to have fun. Nothing can bring him back but I would sue those negligent people AND the park for hiring them. This happens FAR too often at parks and because of money it is swept under the rug. No one should be allowed to pay their way out of something. When you make a lot of money paying someone off is easy! They need tp pay for it with justice and jail time!! That poor kid knew he was gonna die and I can't even imagine how scared he was. This will haunt me for a long while. He lived 15 minutes from my hometown. My heart goes out to his family and friends. God bless you Tyre and may those people responsible get what's coming to them. You had a bright future. It was snuffed out way too soon by careless idiots!! RIP precious boy. I'm so sad right now.
2:51 “the ride doesn’t ascend until everyone is secured in” *shrugs shoulders*
well clearly not since he fell to his death since he wasn’t secured or checked in properly. everyone knew by the look of how “locked in” that harness was, he was gonna fall. it’s negligence.
What is there to investigate the harnesses that hold them weren’t checked and he fell out could’ve happened to anyone if not checked the workers should be held 100% accountable I hope the family of this poor kid gets justice! I could never imagine someone losing their life just trying to live in the moment and enjoy life due to negligence.
They should definitely take legal actions against the themepark. Something happened with that ride to malfunction or something wasn't properly checked which caused that young man to fall and lose his life. My condolences goes out to the family because I have 2 kids myself and hearing this literally touched my heart because it could have easily been prevented.
Nah sue the operator
His parents are going to be scarred forever.. :( rip, Tyre Sampson 🕊🏈 The person lied about checking him. I hope this place gets shut down permanently.
Kid falls from ride and someone's first thought is to take a picture to post online...just wow
Why didn’t the person in charge of the ride tell him he was too big for the ride?? Cld have saved this poor boys life! My heart breaks for his family and friends!!
@σwchie from the pic that’s online, it looked like his harness was not able to go down all the way to lock him in!! It looked like everyone else’s was down all the way. So heartbreaking! I can’t imagine what this poor family and his friends r going through. He looked like such a sweet kid.
I have literally been on a ride like this, the harness was left a little open for me because I have a long torso and large chest and it squished my shoulders & chest down very tight to the point of smashing my spine and since we were going into a freefall the qorkee didn't want my spine crushed, so he lifted the harness a little higher than normal so I would be more comfortable.. Just like this young mans case... (The working trying to help me ultimately almost caused my demise) Once we were up I felt that I wasn't guarded properly (even though I trusted the workers decision to raise the harness a bit) so I decided to hold on for dear life. As we descented.. I almost came out of my seat just like he did.... I was barely able to hold on for literal dear life.. If we had to drop again, I would have completely fallen out because I was already hanging half way out.. Luckily it was only 1 drop and I lived... I don't go on rides like this anymore.. I'm 5'10 and an athletic 270lbs. I was too heavy and too large for that entire setup.. And I could have died on the spot. I was so scared.. And I told the worker what had happened and he just kinda looked around at everyone else (no one else had an issue), once he noticed no one else complained, shrugged and said, "OK" like he didn't believe me.. Even though I was hanging half way out of my harness... A complete gap big enough for me to slip out as the gravity got extreme. Nothing was done and no one else was told about my near death experience. I felt so helpless, and I was panicked from almost dying. I almost couldn't hold my grip.. If it had lasted just a second longer I would have lost my grip.. I still relive it.. I barely made it. I don't know how I didn't end up like this young man. So sorry.. I've realized the rides aren't for larger built people. They are usually meant for people under 5'10" and at a smaller weight. I had the same issue at some tunnel water parks and the raft went flying.. Almost died there too. Again, I've stopped going on rides that throw you around or use your momentum for the ride because for someone heaveir it is catastrophic and the extra height and weight of even 1 person is not calculated into the original safety tests. People with long backs should have a longer more appropriate fitting seats/harnesses. Otherwise the only other option is for the worker to decide to loosen the harness so the riders back isn't crunched into the seat or to tell them they won't be able to ride. The rider has no clue what is and isn't safe for the ride so they have to put trust into the worker.. And the worker isn't taught to look for this type of safety. They just know to make sure the harnesses locks..
I saw the video
The harness was just over his shoulders there was nothing holding him into the seat from underneath
All that downward momentum launched him out of his seat straight down
Prayers to his family this was definitely preventable
The harness is supposed to lock down right at the hips to keep one from slipping out! That's the way the roller coaster harness operate!
I just can't even imagine of all the children/people 😕 😪 standing in line to wait & go on this ride & saw Tyre Sampson at his death... Prayers 😭 🙏🏾 💔🙏🏼 ✝️ To you all that witness 🙏🏾 This horrible & tragedy that tooked place at ICON Park Orlando FreeFall ride! 🙏🏾 🙏🏼I'm very sorry 😭 for Y'all truely 🫂
I have a 14 year old grandson who is the light of my life.....I can't imagine how this young mans family is getting through this! RIP Tyre. Please everyone pray for his Mom & Dad.
The park should be sued for letting him on that ride KNOWING FULL WELL he was too big for the ride. This makes me disgusted and it's sick and twisted
The operator should have went around to check the seats before letting the ride go. Maybe even tug on the restraints to see if they're locked in. Sure the system will light up when the harness has made contact with the locking device, but that shouldn't be the primary authenticative measure. Machines do fail. This is truly heart breaking and I'm praying for the family 🙏🏾
The operator states that the ride is designed not to operate upon no green light indicator. There absolutely should have been a seat belt style manual backup that locks the harness in case the hydraulic locks fail. To me it seems like the issue is probably with the ride.
I bet they developed the green light system because they know minimum wage teens aren’t going to be consistent. Machines, however, should always be such.
I saw my 2 friends laughing about how he looked while he was falling. Im so disappointed in them, its so freaking disgusting to laugh at someone LITERALLY DYING-
your friends are heartless stay away find new ones God does not like ugly at all they are sick friends it makes you think if you got hurt they will be laughing at u these are dangerous friends and very heartless
It is time to find some new friends.
In all amusement parks that I have attended there are numerous warning/requirement signs posted throughout the line prior to getting on the ride. The signs usually have height and weight restrictions with potential health risks including a person's current health condition like heart issues, anxiety, etc. and even warnings to remove glasses or other devices like hearing aides, etc. Adult supervision is often part of the verbiage as well. All too often these signs are looked over and not taken seriously by riders and even the workers. I hope that the park settles quickly and pays up. The family shouldn't be subject to any further pain.
This is a tragedy...
Good for him for not posting those pictures. Such a terrible situation. RIP tyre
I want to know while they was videoing why didnt they call 911 when they seen him slip out his seat that makes you wonder what kind of world we live I pray for that family
Omgosh this is heartbreaking 💔 RIP SWEET TYRIE
My deepest condolences to his family and friends. ✝️🕊❤️
May the witnesses heal from this tragedy.
I still can’t get this out of my head… :( I hope this family gets some answers
I know right
sadly its physics. the harness may have been in the minimum locked position. this ride angles 30 degrees at the top drops and while dropping comes to its resting angle. he only fell at the deceleration point of the ride not when all his weight was against the harness itself at the top. him being larger but not solid mass made him slip out much like a cat or mouse can slip under a doorway. all that force has to go somewhere. other riders dont hit this threshold and obviously have their harness at what would be "normal" locking levels. a sad and completely avoidable situation if people at any level of this would have used their head. rip young man
Did you look at the ride’s seats? If he slid out, it would have also torn up is crotch. With his chunk of a body, even if the harness was locked in minimal position, the space for him slide isn’t big enough. Also look at the way which he fell, upper body first landing on stomach side. If he slide out don’t you think he would have landed on his butt or back?
Fat people ride these things every day just like anyone else, without incident. The weight argument isn’t a good one. Something else happened me thinks.
@@viewer409 not true!! If the harness was locked on his stomach only half way down and with the ride coming down at 75mph and stopping abruptly at 100ft above the ground. Do you not think that’s enough force to launch someone out of their seat giving the velocity and the weight of person in question if they were only half way locked in? That’s just like with a car accident. if someone’s driving full speed and then stops abruptly everything that not secure in place is going to be launched out of the car at the speed and velocity of the car. Same instance with this ride!
This def make more sense to me. Because the ride angles it’s riders on top of his harness was completely unlocked he would have fallen from up top. The force from stopping midway made him slip off.
There was a large gap between the end of the harness and his legs, unlike the other riders where the harness met between their thighs. The harness stopped at about mid belly on the victim leaving a gap large enough for him to slip through. Though the harness may have shown "green" and allowed the ride to operate, it obviously wasn't safe.
You’re the first person who’s brought up the seat tilting 30 degrees at the top before dropping. I’ve been thinking about that a lot. It’s a very important part of the story most people are forgetting, whoever they want to blame.
RIP Tyre ✝️
Somebody was too afraid to offend that boy by yelling he’s too big for the ride. Possible Hurt feelings could’ve saved his life. He should’ve never sat down on that ride to begin with
I hope his family takes some comfort in the fact that it all happened very quickly for the poor boy. His brain probably didn't even have the time to fully register what was happening and that he was in trouble.
Terrible and tragic accident; my prayers to his loved ones.
I went to universal Orlando yesterday for gradbash and when I tell you that the ride operators were taking that extra step in checking everyone harness. No one wants this to anyone and it’s tragic what this boy faced. I am sending all my condolences to his family and friends.
This is operator error, they ignored safety concerns for the teen and the seat are designed different from other models of the same ride, I think the harness wasn’t all the way down, it popped up and he slipped out? 🙏🙏❤️❤️❤️❤️🍀😪
The ride does not start unless all lights register green. So how is that the fault of the operators? They didn’t they program the ride to notify of a hazard at the range that Tyree’’s harness locked? Because they never tested that range. They rushed the process and now blood is on their hands. They need to apologize and dissolve immediately. They are a complete liability to human life.
@@ivancenea I agree, check to see how low the harness is when the light comes on, does it come before it locks dim? And was he to big for the ride, things they will probably check 🙏🙏❤️❤️ for the family.
@@ivancenea Listen. The ride should’ve had weight restrictions. That boy would not have even gotten on the ride if they had restrictions in place. Why have small harness or protection and still allow him on? This is intentional murder idc what nobody say.
Maybe design seating for bigger people that can have a row for bigger seats it can be done with the right engineers 🙏❤️ for the family god bless