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December 15, 2024 - He wasn’t a man he was a child. His name was Tyre Sampson and he was only 14 years old.
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14 year old Tyre Sampson (far right) moments before he plummeted to his death from the Orlando FreeFall drop tower in Orlando Florida
I remember when this happened. His buddy said Tyre was panicked when the ride launched and he realized his harness was open. He knew he probably wasn't going to make it and before the ride dropped he said 'Tell my mom and dad I love them.' More on reddit.com
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February 22, 2024Jury awards $310 million to parents of teen killed in fall from Orlando amusement park ride in march 2022
The Orange County jury ordered that the manufacturer Funtime pay $155 million each to Tyre Sampson’s parents, Nekia Dodd and Yarnell Sampson. He died on March 24, 2022, after falling 70 feet from Icon Park’s Orlando Free Fall ride. The trial lasted only a day as Funtime never appeared in court to defend itself. Zuma Sampson, a football standout who stood 6 foot, 2 inches tall and weighed 380 pounds, was visiting Orlando on spring break from the St. Louis, Missouri, area when he went with friends to the downtown amusement park. They rode the Orlando Free Fall, which placed 30 riders in seats attached to a tower, secured them with a shoulder harness and then dropped them 430 feet. It didn’t have seat belts, something most drop rides have as an additional safety measure. His parents argued that Icon and Funtime should have warned their son about the risks of someone his size going on the ride and didn’t provide an appropriate restraint system. Adding seat belts would have cost $660. The state ordered the ride closed after the accident and it never reopened. It has now been demolished. Article More on reddit.com
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August 23, 2024Funtime ordered to pay $310 million to family in case involving death of Tyre Simpson at [ICON Park]
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December 6, 2024Opinions on this situation of Tyree Sampson, 14, who died on a roller coaster at Icon Park FL?
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August 5, 2021BBC
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Tyre Sampson: US jury orders payout for family of teen who died on theme park ride
December 6, 2024 - In awarding damages this week, the jury said the amount was for the "pain and suffering as a result of Tyre Sampson's injury and death".
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Company behind FreeFall ride that killed Tyre Sampson ordered to pay over $300M
On Thursday, a jury in Orange County determined that Funtime Handels, the foreign company behind the ride, should pay $310 million in damages to Sampson’s family. Read: Accident report in Tyre Sampson’s death says park ride seat was locked
Published December 5, 2024
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Technician says Florida thrill ride operator ignored his safety concerns before teen's fatal fall
March 23, 2025 - Tyre Sampson fell 70 feet (21 meters) to his death on March 24, 2022. A football standout who stood 6 foot, 2 inches tall (1.9 meters) and weighed 380 pounds (172 kilograms), he was visiting Orlando on spring break from the St.
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Jury awards $310 million to parents of teen killed in fall from Orlando amusement park ride | AP News
December 6, 2024 - Late Thursday, the Orange County jury ordered that the manufacturer Funtime pay $155 million each to Tyre Sampson’s parents, Nekia Dodd and Yarnell Sampson. He died on March 24, 2022, after falling 70 feet (21 meters) from the Orlando Free ...
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Technician says Orlando thrill ride operator ignored safety concerns before teen's fatal fall | WUSF
March 21, 2025 - Tyre Sampson fell 70 feet to his death on March 24, 2022. A middle school football standout who stood 6 foot, 2 inches tall and weighed 380 pounds, he was visiting Orlando on spring break from the St.
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Tyre Sampson's family awarded $310M in son's deadly fall from Orlando FreeFall ride | FOX 35 Orlando
December 6, 2024 - A Florida jury ruled that a German-based amusement ride maker owes $310 million to the parents of 14-year-old Tyre Sampson, who fell to his death in March 2022 after slipping out of the ride's restraints.
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Maintenance tech says ‘FreeFall’ ride operator ignored safety concerns before teen’s death
According to the lawsuit filed ... in Sampson’s death. Tyre Sampson, 14, died after falling from the world's tallest free-standing drop tower in March in Orlando, Florida....
Published March 20, 2025
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Tyre Sampson: St. Louis teen falls to death on Orlando thrill ride - YouTube
Tyre Sampson died after falling from a thrill ride in Orlando. Ben Crump is representing his family. His nickname was "Big Tick" and people have shared condo...
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Death on high-speed roller coaster in Florida deemed accidental | Florida | The Guardian
3 weeks ago - The ruling in Zavala’s death comes after a jury last December awarded $310m to the family of a 14-year-old boy who was thrown to his death from a since-dismantled free-fall ride at Orlando’s Icon Park in March 2022. The episode prompted Florida legislators to pass the Tyre Sampson Act to bolster safety requirements for amusement park attractions.
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$310M verdict returned for parents of teen killed on Orlando ride | ksdk.com
An Austrian company will have to pay $310 million to the mother and father of Tyre Sampson, a St. Louis County teenager who died on an Orlando thrill ride.
Published December 5, 2024
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Tyre Sampson was 14 when he died after falling off an ICON Park amusement ride last year. His mother was there as the ride was dismantled | CNN
March 17, 2023 - Tyre Sampson plummeted to his death from the Orlando FreeFall drop tower in ICON Park on March 24 – a ride described by its operators as the world’s tallest freestanding drop tower.
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r/lastimages on Reddit: 14 year old Tyre Sampson (far right) moments before he plummeted to his death from the Orlando FreeFall drop tower in Orlando Florida
February 22, 2024 - Yes, but one of the ride operators was macking it to some women and chatting away instead of checking his side of the tower. In the background, you can see Sampson shake his restraint up and down.
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Tyre Sampson lawsuit: Family awarded $310 million in 2022 Florida free-fall attraction death
December 7, 2024 - The family of Tyre Sampson, a 14-year-old boy who plunged to his death from a free-fall tower in Orlando, has been awarded $310 million by a jury.
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Orlando FreeFall ride death: Video shows Tyre Sampson in seat moments before falling | FOX 32 Chicago
March 30, 2022 - Tyre Sampson,14, reportedly fell out of his seat, but the harness was still in a down and locked position when the ride stopped, according to a report.
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Family of Tyre Sampson, Teen Who Died After Falling from Drop Tower Amusement Ride, Awarded $310 Million
December 6, 2024 - Tyre Sampson's family has been awarded $310 million two years after he fell to his death while on an attraction at ICON Park in Orlando, Fla., in 2022.
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Autopsy results determine cause of death for Tyre Sampson
June 13, 2022 - The chief medical examiner determined Sampson’s cause of death was "blunt force trauma," including several fractures and abrasions to his head, neck, and body. “In consideration of the circumstances surrounding the death, and after examination of the body, toxicology analysis, and review of available medical records, it is my opinion that the death of Tyre Sampson, a 14-year-old male witnessed to fall from an amusement park ride and subsequently transported to the hospital, is the result of blunt force trauma.