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Tom Davidson & Hannah Mackenzie Wood

Boy who fell to death at theme park 'freaked out to friends' as ride took off

A 14-year-old boy who fell to his death from a theme park drop tower knew something was wrong and was panicking when the ride took off, his devastated dad has said.

Tyre Sampson tragically died after slipping from his seat on ICON Parks' 430ft Orlando Free Fall around 11pm on Thursday.

The teen didn't feel as though his safety harness was properly secured and told his friends sitting next to him to tell his parents that he loved them if he didn't make it off, according to reports.

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