Tyre Sampson plummeted to his death from the Orlando FreeFall drop tower in ICON Park on March ... before the gondola was released in a free fall that would reach 4G’s. The ride then braked ...

The Orlando Free Fall, a drop tower from which 14-year-old tourist Tyre Sampson fell to his death in March, will be taken down, the attraction’s operators said Thursday. But exactly when that ...

The Orlando Free Fall drop tower in ICON Park in Orlando, March 28, 2022. Tyre Sampson, 14, was killed when he fell from the ride on March 24. Orlando Sentinel/Tribune News Service via Getty ...

The decision to remove the more than 400-foot Free Fall ride which opened last December in Orlando's International Drive district was directly linked to the death of 14-year-old Tyre Sampson last ...

An investigative report found someone in control of the ride adjusted the seats beyond their recommended limit causing Sampson’s fall. The state recently settled with the ride’s operator and ...

The father of a friend who witnessed the accident told deputies that the teen appeared to fall out of his seat when ... reflective tape halfway down the tower. When the teen hit the ground ...