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Alahna Kindred & Claire Galloway

Teen who plunged 400ft to his death on theme park ride 'had seat misadjusted'

A teen who plunged 400 feet to his death on a theme park ride "had his seat misadjusted", a new report has revealed.

Tyre Sampson, 14, died on March 24 while riding the Orlando Free Fall thrill ride - which is said to be the world's largest free-standing drop tower.

Nikki Fried, the Florida Agriculture Commissioner, discussed the report that found an operator of the ride had made manual adjustments to a sensor.

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