ORLANDO, Fla. — State and local officials are investigating after a 14-year-old boy visiting Orlando from Missouri fell to his death late Thursday while riding the Orlando Free Fall at ICON Park, a tragedy captured in a horrific video that was widely shared online in the hours that followed.
“We can’t imagine the pain and anguish that his family must be going through,” Orange County Sheriff John Mina told reporters during an afternoon press conference Friday. “Our victim advocates have been in contact with the family and helping them through this ordeal.”
Mina identified the boy as Tyre Samson. Deputies responded to the attraction at 8433 International Drive at 11:12 p.m. Thursday, taking Tyre to Orlando Health Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children where he was pronounced dead, the Sheriff’s Office said.
