Tyre Sampson was turned away from other rides because of his size before falling to his death from the FreeFall drop tower, his cousin says.
said he was turned away from two other rides at the park because of his size, according to his cousin.
"He called me back about 7 minutes later. He said 'They said I'm too big. I can't ride,'" Johnson said in the interview with Spectrum News 13. It was the Orlando FreeFall."He called me he say, 'They let me ride. I can ride. I can ride,'" she remembered him telling her before getting on it. "Be careful when seeing if large guests fit into the seats. Check that they fit within the contours of the seat and the bracket fits properly. If this is not so -- Do not let this person ride," the manual states.
Tyre came out of the seat when the magnets engaged to slow the ride during the descent, according to the report, which was based on ride employee witnesses and was obtained by CNN.It's not clear whether Tyre fit the contours of the seat or if the bracket fit properly.
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