The father of a Missouri teenager killed after falling from a towering Florida amusement park ride said Monday that he fears his son's death will be forgotten, with tragic consequences for future ride patrons.
Yarnell Sampson's birthday Sunday — the same day as Juneteenth, the new national holiday marking the end of slavery in the U.S. — was the first time, he said, that he could talk to his son, 14-year-old Tyre Sampson, since the teen’s death.
