Tyre Sampson's family is suing after the 14-year-old fell to his death from an amusement park ride.
Tyre Sampson was visiting ICON Park on March 24 when he got on the Orlando FreeFall drop tower ride, described by its operators as the world's tallest freestanding drop tower. It sends passengers up and then drops them nearly 400 feet at speeds reaching more than 75 mph, according to the park.
Defendants in the lawsuit, filed Monday in state court, include ICON Park; SlingShot, which owns and operates the Orlando FreeFall; the ride's manufacturer, Austria-based Funtime Handels; and the manufacturer of the seats and harnesses, Germany-based Gerstlauer Amusement Rides.Video of Tyre Sampson falling is one of the worst tragedies he's ever seen, attorney Ben Crump says
Orlando SlingShot attorney Trevor Arnold said last week that"all protocols, procedures and safety measures provided to us by the manufacturer of the ride were followed." "Yet at this ride in Orlando, the FreeFall ride, they have a metal detector. So you go through a metal detector, which there's no risk of that associated with the ride, except maybe the keys could fall out and hit somebody.""While most free fall rides of this type have both a shoulder harness and a seatbelt, this subject Free Fall ride only had an over-the-shoulder harness to 'secure' riders," the lawsuit states.
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