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Florida April 11, 2022

Florida ride operator injured, trapped in ride weeks after boy plummets from Orlando ride

The ride operator was trapped for 15 minutes before being freed and taken to the hospital

Orlando April 6, 2022

Orlando FreeFall: Florida law 'loophole' may have left teen rider in death trap: expert

Tyre Sampson died after a falling off of Orlando's FreeFall ride and a loophole in Florida's law may have prevented the employee who operated the ride from being required to display a "maximum weight" sign.

Orlando April 6, 2022

Orlando FreeFall: Crump says teen's death is 'worst tragedy captured on video' other than George Floyd

Ben Crump, an attorney for the family of a teenager who died after falling off of the Orlando FreeFall on March 24 is calling the incident “the worst tragedy captured on video that I've ever seen” other than the death of George Floyd.

Florida April 4, 2022

Orlando FreeFall tragedy: Ride safety expert says 'something's got to change' with amusement park oversight

An amusement park ride safety expert is calling for federal oversight of amusement park rides in the wake of the tragic Orlando FreeFall incident, where a 14-year-old fell off of the and died.

Orlando April 3, 2022

Florida FreeFall tragedy: Woman accused of posing as dead teen's cousin

The cousin of 14-year-old Tyre Sampson, who died after falling off of a ride at an Orlando, Florida theme park says that the teenager was denied entrance to two of the other rides because of his weight.

Orlando April 2, 2022

Florida FreeFall tragedy: State agency hires forensic engineer to investigate teen's amusement park death

The Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services has hired a forensic engineer to investigate the Orlando FreeFall ride at ICON Park after a 14-year-old died after falling off of the ride on March 24.

Republicans April 1, 2022

Disney employee encourages 'silent majority' who support Florida law to 'stand up'

A Disney employee running for Congress in Florida said the 'silent majority' of Disney employees support Florida's Parental Rights in Education law.

Orlando March 31, 2022

Florida FreeFall teen death: Father of teenager says he learned about his son dying from social media video

The father of the 14-year-old who died after falling off of an amusement park in Orlando, Florida on March 24 said that he learned about his son's death through a social media video of the incident.

Orlando March 31, 2022

Florida FreeFall tragedy: Amusement park ride at center of teen's deadly fall was built in December

The Orlando, Florida amusement park ride where a 14-year-old fell off and died on March 24 is less than a year old and was built in late-December.

Florida March 31, 2022

Florida FreeFall teen death: Ride safety expert harness 'was not on correctly'

An amusement park ride safety expert says the teenager who passed away after falling off of the Orlando FreeFall did not have his harness in the correct position, which opened the door for the tragic incident to happen.

Florida March 30, 2022

Florida FreeFall teen death: Group calling on amusement park to take down ride, says 'someone is negligent'

A Florida group is calling on ICON Park to take down the ride where a 14-year-old fell off and died on March 24.