Forensic inspectors from Explico Engineering out of Michigan spent hours Tuesday afternoon taking a close look at the Orlando FreeFall ride at ICON Park, at times using a laser scanner. FOX 35 News asked two ride safety experts to take a look at a video recorded on the evening of the deadly fall.
Forensic inspectors from Explico Engineering out of Michigan spent hours Tuesday afternoon taking a close look at the Orlando FreeFall ride at ICON Park, at times using a laser scanner.
"If he was over the weight limit, why did you all allow him to get on this ride? You all told him he couldn’t go on the slingshot. You told him he couldn’t the swing. Yet, you allowed him to get on this one. Why?" asked Shay Johnson, Sampson's cousin.The operations and maintenance manual from Funtimes, the designer and manufacturer of the ride, spells out everything from how to conduct safety checks on the ride every day to how to use it properly.
Video taken the evening of the deadly fall shows a side profile view of Sampson in his seat on the Orlando FreeFall ride moments before it started. He is kicking his legs as he waits to be lifted more than 400 feet into the air and dropped. The only thing keeping him in the seat is his harness. Even before knowing Sampson’s weight, Avery said it was clear he was too big for the ride, based on videos and pictures he has been shown from the tragic night.
Avery also said there is a possibility that the teen did not know he was too big for the ride. He said he has discovered a loophole in Florida code when it comes to signage warning of weight restrictions.
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