Tying orange, blue and white balloons to the fence outside the former site of the Orlando Free Fall drop tower, where his son Tyre died a year ago Friday, Yarnell Sampson said a quick prayer. Sampson said he had trouble sleeping in recent days as the …
Standing in front of the Orlando Free Fall drop tower where her 14-year-old son Tyre Sampson lost his life nearly a year ago, Nekia Dodd and her lawyer announced Wednesday they had reached a settlement with ride owner Orlando Slingshot and landlord ICON Park in the …
Ten days before the first anniversary of 14-year-old tourist Tyre Sampson’s death on the Orlando Free Fall drop tower at ICON Park, cranes began arriving at the ride to start taking it down. On Tuesday morning, workers placed weights on a telescoping crane that would eventually …
The Orlando Free Fall, the 430-foot drop tower at ICON Park from which 14-year-old Tyre Sampson fatally fell last March, will start coming down next week. The St. Louis teen’s mother, Nekia Dodd, is relieved the ride will be taken down before the anniversary of Tyre’s …
The owners of the Orlando Free Fall at ICON Park and others involved in the tragedy were performing a final inspection of the drop tower on Thursday, a crucial step for the attraction to be taken down in response to the death of 14-year-old tourist Tyre …
Orlando Eagle Drop Slingshot, the company operating the drop tower at ICON Park where 14-year-old Tyre Sampson was killed, settled with the Florida Department of Agriculture by agreeing to close down the ride and pay a $250,000 fine, according to documents released Friday evening. The settlement, …
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 will happen isn’t clear. The decision is a relief for Tyre’s parents, Yarnell Sampson …
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