Tire Sampson was just 14 years old and was visiting ICON Park with his family when the fatal incident happened.
“Em, I’m not sure. They say he breathes, but does not respond. “It seems that his arms and legs are broken”, claimed the good man, according to a recording controlled by The Post. “I do not know where he fell from. They [ICON park staff] he did not fasten his seat belt “.
The Orange County Sheriff’s Office declined to provide further information Saturday and said the route is now being investigated by the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services.
The Sampson family has retained the nationally known personal injury lawyer Ben Crump, who has also replaced the families of Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor, George Floyd and Jacob Blake.
Tire Sampson, 14, was visiting ICON Park with his family when the fatal accident occurred. Facebook / Vanessa RiveraSampson was not properly tied up while driving the Orlando Free Fall at ICON Park, according to a 911 call. Willie J. Allen Jr / Orlando Sentinel via AP
“This young man was the kind of son every parent hopes for – an honorable student, an aspiring athlete and a kind-hearted person who cared about others. Needless to say, his family is completely devastated. “A fun visit to the theme park with his football team should not have ended in tragedy.”
Another who called 911 said the teenager did not respond after the dive, did not breathe and did not have a pulse.
“In the middle of the journey, the guy just came out,” said the caller. “He is dead. He is dead. He is dead. He is gone.”
The 14-year-old boy fell to his death from a walk in an amusement park in Orlando, sheriff officials said. Willie J. Allen Jr. / Orlando Sentinel via AP
Sampson, who weighed 340 pounds and was 6 feet 5 inches tall, was not barred from entering other walks in the park, said his father, Yarnell Sampson, adding that his son knew something was wrong at the time. the journey began.
“It simply came to our notice then. It was like, “What’s up?” It was then that he began to freak out and explain to his friend next to him: “I do not know dude. If I do not succeed, tell my mom and dad that I love them. ” “To say that, he must have felt something,” he told Fox35
Sampson was treated at Arnold Palmer Hospital before later dying of his injuries, according to the Orange County Sheriff’s Office.