June 14, 2022 - The Office of the Medical Examiner ... released Monday explains that Sampson died of blunt force trauma after a fall from more than 70 feet....

February 22, 2024 - His harness didn't go down far enough. He may have not been able to willingly slip out, but the momentum he had from the drop made the fat on his body slip right under the harness.

June 13, 2022 - The 14-year-old fell from the 430-foot ride on March 24.

March 31, 2022 - Fourteen-year-old Tyre Sampson, from Missouri, died at the Orlando Free Fall ride at the ICON amusement park on Thursday · Tyre Sampson, seen far right, fell to his death from world's tallest drop ride in Orlando on Thursday night

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December 6, 2024 - Late on Thursday, the Orange County jury ordered that the manufacturer, Funtime, pay 155 million dollars (£123.5 million) to each of Tyre Sampson’s parents, Nekia Dodd and Yarnell Sampson. Tyre died on March 24 2022 after falling 70 feet from ...

March 28, 2024 - Tyre Sampson was just 14-years-old when he fell 100 feet head first from the Orlando FreeFall drop tower in Florida's ICON Park.

December 6, 2024 - 14-year-old Tyre Sampson fell to his death from the 430-foot tall Orlando FreeFall ride​ in March 2022.

March 29, 2022 - Riders are lifted 400 feet or so in the air, tilted forward briefly, and then free-fall 400 feet to the bottom of the ride. As the ride was descending, Tyre falls from the ride and to the ground.

October 7, 2022 - The teenager died of blunt force trauma, according to an autopsy report in June. The report also ruled Tyre Sampson's death was an accident. Orlando Slingshot announced it decided to take down its 400-foot-tall FreeFall ride attraction in a news release Thursday. “We are devastated by Tyre’s death.

March 30, 2022 - The rise, the drop, him falling out and you hear him land - Then all of the people screaming for an ambulance and wanting to get out asap.... AND AGAIN the ride operators are just standing there. - You also hear one ride operator ask "did you check him?" ...."the light was green" "But did you check him?"

March 28, 2022 - Investigators this weekend continued to examine what happened Thursday night when Sampson dropped out of his seat from the Orlando Free Fall, a ride that is taller than the Statue of Liberty along a busy street in the heart of Orlando's tourist district not far from Disney World.

March 18, 2023 - Tyre Sampson was on Spring Break when he slipped out of his seat on the 400-foot tall Orlando Free Fall ride on March 24, 2022 at Icon Park. The ride is described by its operators as the world’s tallest freestanding drop tower.

June 14, 2022 - WESH 2 News reported the autopsy showed the 14-year-old suffered serious internal injuries, as well as injuries to his head, neck and torso after falling more than 70 feet. Those injuries included a broken arm, a broken leg, a fractured jaw ...

March 28, 2022 - Fourteen-year-old Tyre Sampson, from Missouri, died at the Orlando Free Fall ride at the ICON amusement park on Thursday as his friend's family helplessly watched him plummet 430-feet to the ground while the ride dropped at 75mph.

March 16, 2023 - Fourteen-year-old Tyre Sampson died after slipping out of his seat while on the Orlando FreeFall ride at ICON Park on March 24, 2022, falling more than 100 feet to his death, according to the lawsuit.