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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Maroosha Muzaffar

Teen killed in fall from Florida theme park ride was in seat with faulty safety sensors

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The teenage boy who fell to his death at a Florida theme park on 24 March was sitting in a seat where safety sensors had been modified, a report has revealed.

Tyre Sampson, 14, was out with a friend and his family at Florida’s Icon Park and the group rode on the Free Fall. On Monday, investigators found that Sampson fell from the ride feet first, sliding over the seat horn and plummeting to the ground.

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