Sampson was a middle school football player in the St. Louis area who dreamed of playing pro ball.
Thursday night may have been too heavy for the ride, a 2021 manual from the manufacturer appears to indicate.Orlando Free Fall ride His youth football coach, AJ Jones,An operations and maintenance manual seen by CBS News and prepared by the ride's manufacturer, Funtime Handels GmbH, of Dölsach, Austria, says the maximum weight for passengers should be 130 kilograms, or 286 pounds.
The manual also states: "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 incident is being investigated by the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services and Orange County Sheriff's Office.
"This young man, he was athletic and he was big. He had no way of knowing," said Bob Hilliard, a Texas attorney who represents Tyre's mother, Nekia Dodd, in an interview Saturday. "This is going to be an issue of a lack of supervision and lack of training. A straight-up negligence case."
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