Orlando free fall ride death

[TJHall1]

They're gonna get their asses sued off. Don't watch the video if you don't want to see someone die.

 

[TJHall1]

6'4 340. Look at his harness. How could anyone see that and think "yep, you're good to go"?

 

[Nayat]

So sad.

 

[America 1st]

He shouldn’t heave Ben their

 

[TFSF]

@TJHall1 late to the party

 

[TJHall1]

@TJHall1 late to the party

Ya, my bad. Should have done a search first.

 

[NolesBravesNiners]

Kid was way to big to fit in that ride. Sad story for sure.

 

[Skankhunt42]

Splat Albert

 

[TopHook]

6'4 340. Look at his harness. How could anyone see that and think "yep, you're good to go"?
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That size and 14? Good lord. What did his offer list look like.

 

[TJHall1]

That size and 14? Good lord. What did his offer list look like.

He actually was going to be a big time recruit I heard.

 

[imprimis]

He actually was going to be a big time recruit I heard.

I've ridden things like that with similar locking mechanisms. As I recall, the chest harness has a distinctive lock sound when engaged. Looks to me like the kid was simply too big for the chest harness to lock properly.

 

[shiv]

That size and 14? Good lord. What did his offer list look like.

Get Mork Farrell on the horn and let’s find out

 

[QuanChi]

Splat Albert

Too soon? Or not soon enough?

 

[TopHook]

He actually was going to be a big time recruit I heard.

 

[imprimis]

There are many kids and adults like him. I see them all the time in my town. Some of it is genetics but more is diet. I've been in Sec 8 apartments where there were 3 skillets of grease on the stove and so much on the floor standing was nearly impossible. I opened a cabinet next to the stove and there were 12 gallon cans of off-brand Crisco.

Very little outdoors activities like when I was young. Too much TV and too many video games. Many kids, boys and girls, are well over 100 pounds before 4th grade.

 

[ChicagoFats]

Apparently this kid was 345 lbs and the weight limit for the ride was 290. He had also been denied other rides for being too big.

Last note, they claim his harness was still shut in the locked position after the ride. How the hell did he slip out then? Maybe it closed after he fell out?

Teen who fell to death from theme park ride was over weight limit, report says

Tyre Sampson’s family say that the 6ft5 14-year-old weighed 340 pounds

www.independent.co.uk

 

[ChicagoFats]

Wrongful death lawsuit filed. No signs with size limit and no seat belts.

Parents of Teen Who Died From Free-Fall Ride Sue For Wrongful Death

Tyre Sampson's parents filed a lawsuit after their son plummeted to his death.

www.tmz.com

 

[GatorOK]

Drive past the site all last week. Very sad….

 

[quickfeet]

 

[TheRealJohnCooper]

They're gonna get their asses sued off. Don't watch the video if you don't want to see someone die.

Holy fuck!

 

[hmt5000]

I was on a "viking ship" ride at a county fair. My retention bar wouldn't lock. We were yelling at the guy to hold up but he just hit start. My cousin was holding on to my belt and I had to grab the bar with both arms to not be thrown out. They don't hire the best people for these rides and they give zero fucks about safety. I dam near beat that dude when the ride finally stopped. The rest of the week that spot I sat in had yellow tape to keep people from sitting in that spot.

 

[GarnetPild]

I was on a "viking ship" ride at a county fair. My retention bar wouldn't lock. We were yelling at the guy to hold up but he just hit start. My cousin was holding on to my belt and I had to grab the bar with both arms to not be thrown out. They don't hire the best people for these rides and they give zero fucks about safety. I dam near beat that dude when the ride finally stopped. The rest of the week that spot I sat in had yellow tape to keep people from sitting in that spot.

Fun ride though, when functioning properly.