Mother of teen killed from amusement park ride fall says death was ‘preventable’ l GMA
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- čas přidán 25. 04. 2022
- The family of Tyre Sampson, 14, who died after falling from a ride at ICON Park in Orlando in March, has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the amusement park, the ride operator and manufacturer.
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"Preventable" is an UNDERSTATEMENT. It should have never happened! Sadly, the family is within their right to litigate. The kid's death was horrifying!!
They were goin to sue weather he got on the ride or not
@@da_suntoucha7219 Awww…pissed off that you’re broke.😂😂😂😂
@@da_suntoucha7219 what? You sound dumb🙄
What??
@@da_suntoucha7219 That thing you just said...that's dumb.
There isn't a bigger loss than that of a child. I can't imagine how a parent can cope much less move on. Rest in Peace.
@ᴄᴏᴜʀᴛɴᴇʏ ᴡʜɪᴛᴍᴏʀᴇ I bet that you believe in abortion.
Parents do not ever move on it’s something you just live with from now on
@@jimbeam2705 ..... Mr. Mouth on this comment board with all of these negative comments regarding the deceased child and his mother, I pray that God will have mercy on your wretched pompous soul. You seem to forget that WE ARE ALL God's children whether we are rich or poor, black or white, slim or as you so foolishly claim, "obese."
There were many many folks with your attitude, and then a pandemic and Covid19 happened; and where are some of them today?
You keep up the judgemental attitude and you will be judged dude.
Check the lungs.
Death is a part of life. A loss is a loss. It's just sad he died this way.
@CitiZEN CAT Stop projecting, hick.
As a bigger person I’ve been told I couldn’t go on certain rides and while at the time it’s embarrassing, the workers that told me could have saved my life 🤷🏻♀️
They make restrictions for a reason, they have to be enforced and it’s unfortunate that no worker stopped him
You are loved!
I dont think the ride dhould be the blame. His size was not compatible with the seats for that ride. Everyone else enjoys it , that fits in it. I dont think the ride should go. Im sorry for the parents n fam
well they were negligent with someone life are you very serious they should then it will happen again.If was your child you would be say that.They should of know when they saw him to say now you are to big instead of letting him go in very sad and terrible the person should be fired and sued to
Just keep away from amusement parks
@@brooklynhead131 The park is to blame. They employ people
that are to enforce their policies, and they didn’t. And it killed a child.
My cousin is friends with one of his parents. She had to beg people to stop sharing the video of his fall on FB and making jokes about what happened, his weight, etc. I hate what society has become.
me too
People are just ugly inside. My heart goes out to his mom and family. Heartbreaking. Should have never happened. I couldn’t believe that video was out there. I report it every single time I see it.
Yes indeed it's very disrespectful & disgusting the things people say
I saw the video on accident thinking they were just showing a ride. I was mess up
@@kenyawalls2255 There are no words for how it makes anyone with a heart feel. Especially as a mom. Omg I was shook for days. Forever heartbroken for his family.
When you think about it, it's kinda ridiculous that we basically let children (usually older teens or early 20s) operate these dangerous rides and put lives pretty much in their hands.
We also let them go to war
@@nikicarrie4071 that... part... right... there...!!! My son wants to join the Marines because he likes their uniforms and his father who has had no part in is education just called and said that he joined for the same reason. So that makes it okay? The average person operates on how they feel in the moment. The outcome is never... a second thought.
100!!! Very true!
@@SonyaHudson true .
@@SonyaHudson it’s too dangerous right now 🙏🏽🙏🏽❤️
You're sending people over 400ft in the air without a SECONDARY RESTRAINT??? Sending love to the family💜
i know its ridiculous that they didn't have second Restraints on a ride like this 400 ft and 70mph its just pure negligents they where not thinking when they made this ride .
in the video before the fall, someone else asks the operator about the “second seatbelt” to which he literally laughed & said “there isnt one bro” as if it was something to joke about…
@@jennmartin5199….so a single person died because he was too heavy for the ride, and you’re claiming negligence?
@@kennaluvschu…he knew he was too heavy for the ride, so why did he get on?
@@deplorablefederalist7908 he probably didn't know he was too big for the ride there were no signs posted it said
So sad. Weight and height limits for each ride should be posted for each and every ride and be 100% enforced. If it hurts someone’s feelings well that’s too bad, but they will live to see another day. This loss of life was preventable, many parties will live with regret for a long time. The more dangerous the ride is the more security restraints should be implemented. I hope his family finds the strength to find peace.
It was and he was denied twice
@@angelaburress8586 Denied from what????
@@jozejeaux3962 From riding some of the other rides at the park, just not this one.
@@angelaburress8586 exactly! He was denied the other rides on the same park. And the kid was getting mad even with the people with the last ridem idk why the news don't show the whole coverage
@@agentsbigassforehead I imagine he would have been denied from almost every single ride. That wasn't a good recreational place for him. ☹️😭 I can see this event from many angles. They are all sad.
This sends chills through my body. This truly makes me sick to my stomach. My condolences go out to her and her family.
This is one of the saddest and horrific stories I've ever heard. How awful. Absolutely unforgivable
This happened in the 90’s too. Another teenager fell to his death on a similar drop ride.
@@fudgepacker6990 Your dad touches you while you sleep🤣😂🤣
I completely agree - it’s absolutely unforgivable that the boy’s parents allowed him to reach nearly 400 lbs, and that the boy was incompetent to think he could safely go on the ride.
@@momom6936 That's why the workers get paid for to check. Talk about incompetence. The guy literally had one job. They didn't let him on some of the other rides, you know why? Because they did their jobs that they get paid for by the customers attending. Your IQ must be In the single digits. 😊 Welp yall have blessed day guys.
@@momom6936 Look up Operators & Attendants manual for Amusement Rides and Attractions. The first and second page should tell you everything the third page is also Important but I'dk your IQ might only get you through the first sentence. Welp you cant argue with the manual. I win .
Telling him he's too big for the ride would have saved him. It starts right there; everything else was a consequence of that first bad decision.
RIGHT
Ikr, it was preventable, he was 2 big
Facts most rides have signs of weight limit, they didn’t care what happened to the kid.
Adding seat belts wouodve been one step ahead of anything happening like this
THIS!! But then he or someone else around probably would’ve got mad at the operator and got called “fatphobic” or “racist” or any other stupid thing people spew out of their mouths when their little feelings get offended.
This is absolutely heartbreaking. I couldn't imagine losing a child. Oh, the pain she must be experiencing. So sad.
My dad is a bigger dude. I remember him squeezing into a roller coaster because he didn't want me to ride alone. He wanted to keep me safe. He told me his seat restraint never properly latched on during the whole ride, he felt like he was going to fly out. It was obvious my dad didn't fit properly in the seat, but none of the safety staff said anything about it. Needless to say, when we returned to that park a year later, he didn't take that ride again. He said "I don't have 9 lives like a cat". I'm glad he didn't ride again.
The point of my story is that these ride "checkers" are often poorly paid, poorly trained and young teenagers with poor decision making skills. Perfect storm for negligence. I'm surprised accidents like this don't happen more often. There needs to be more proper and rigorous safety training.
Again, I'm really sad this happened. These rides need better restraints. If a person can't properly fit, they shouldn't be allowed to ride.
He did properly fit, but that's only because they had changed the seats specifically to accommodate a bigger body (which is a choice that shouldn't have been made, I think by the manufacturer.)
@@actual_doge3221 I read that adjustments could be made, but the manufacturer recommended against it. Seems to me there was a loophole that shouldn't have been. It cost someone their life. Someone has to take responsibility. It seems like there is plenty to go around.
To be honest your father was incredibly irresponsible both with his life and yours. A parent should know better than to do something so childish as to squeeze himself into a ride he’s too big for because he didn’t want you to go alone. What an immature thought process. He’s not a child and should have been smart enough to realize how dangerous that is. Your father gets the blame on that one. These rides can be deadly and poorly maintained,staff may be young, distracted, underpaid,etc.. but at some point you need people to have bare minimum common sense and have some concern for their own lives and that of their child’s… enough to not squeeze into something you’re not meant for and stay on knowing there was no click.Your father was reckless. Sounds harsh but I don’t think you could argue it either and if you try to be lying to yourself because you would be defending your father simply because he’s your father.
@@gbxtra I think you're correct it was irresponsible. BUT, to be fair even if there was no click and he asked to get off the ride they probably wouldn't have let anyone off anyway.
The sad thing is , she's right , this could have been prevented. I was in the amusement industry for years and I can tell you , this is everyone's nightmare. I can't imagine the pain this family is going through. My thoughts and prayers have been with them since day one. May he rest in peace.
My heart breaks for her. Lord wrap your arms around his family and keep their minds and hearts in as much peace as possible.
God doesn’t exist. The fact people do is nothing short of hilarious
Amen
At least she's getting her coin
@@brentthompson1607 why shouldn't she IF it's proven there was negligence involved? At the very least, it'll make amusement ride owners and operators take EVERY EFFORT to make sure that
this kind of thing doesn't ever happen
again.
@@cathygutkowska1753 because the park obviously trying to go against that making claims that it wasn't their faults when it clearly was
There isn’t a dollar amount to heal her pain. As a mother I don’t want to even know how she feel. My heart go out to her and the rest of his family and friends!!!
I agree but if she really believes that, than advocacy for safety should be in order not money in exchange.
Only time will tell.
@@sshukla7975 Sometimes, safety advocacy alone is not enough for companies to change for the better. Loss of their money hits them where it hurts.
@@l.a.3479 sure take that money and spend it on advocacy and other measures of safety. Buy I believe most of the time it goes directly on expensive items that don't even honor the real victim.
I hate it when people benefit from other people especially a victim so young.
That's being deceptive and manipulative.
Hold those companies accountable. Drag them in court so they won't be able to operate.
And get the money from the for this cause, that would be compensation.
Benefiting from someone death is how I see it.
I am sorry for them but that's how the whole of the society has become. Victim mentality while forgetting and honoring the real victim.
It's a sad sad world. Sorry for young boy he couldn't see the world as it is and couldn't expierence the various joy.
They seem to go for extorting money for the death, not advocacy.
She needs money for that damned hair if you ask me, a lot.
She ought to go after the minimum wage employee who messed with the machinery, but of course there is not millions of dollars from that poor sap. The only ones who will make any money are the lawyers. The cases are sad because the families are in a whirl wind of trauma, then the lawyers swoop in. Going to court will not make their loss any easier to bear, if anything it will drag it out.
I don’t care what anybody says that operator was wrong for that and whoever else designed the ride they know they’re wrong for that and amusement park that allowed that adjustment to happen was wrong I’m so sorry for that baby and his family
He should be for getting on there the mother Nd dad letting there son get that big jus play football nor when he go out with friends this boy goin wanna still have childhood such as get on rides and whatever else teens do
I agree that they were completely wrong. I’m wondering if any of the people who managed the managers above the ride operators had any idea that the seats have been manually altered
what does your opinion what you are about matter to their case?
He was too big and overweight 380 lbs they made that clear the ride weight is 280 he shouldn't had been on the ride from the beginning
That baby shouldn't have been 400 lbs. Child abuse
I had an experience as a teen that prevents me from ever riding something like this or anything without extensive safety restraints. It was the Canyon Blaster (A double loop roller coaster) at Adventuredome here in Las Vegas. My harness was not snapping down and the kid checking the harnesses skipped my seat. He flagged the operator to hit go on the ride meanwhile I was screaming for them not to. When I showed them that my harness was not working, they both look horrified, because they knew they were about to start the ride. My friend and I got off immediately. This is terrifying that this type of thing happens, and these companies need to be 1. Held accountable, and 2. Follow strict safety guidelines along with installing secondary restraints/backup safety measures.
damn thats scary. crazy that its just irresponsible teens who have control over peoples entire lives
Good lord! You'd have been killed.
teens shouldn't be in charge of rides
@@kokokat584 FR!
I've had 2 similar incidents happen at California's Great America. When I was lot younger (Skinny middle school kid) I asked the ride operator on a big rollercoaster to push down my shoulder harness an extra time because there was too much of a gap. during the ride the harness disengaged entirely. I was fine but it was terrifying and I haven't ridden since. the other one was last summer, I went on one of these drop rides. RIGHT before they were about to let the ride go, my shoulder bar disengaged completely and I had to yell for them to STOP! teenage employee came around and pushed it back down. when no green light appeared on the sensor, she just said "I think it's good" and the other employee said "yeah it should be good". I yelled at them about it ("what do you mean it SHOULD be good!?") and they just looked at me and said nothing. the ride did it's thing and luckily nothing happened but I don't do open air drop rides anymore, especially not after this Florida incident.
My heart breaks for this mother! I can’t even imagine what she’s going through, especially since it could’ve all been avoided. RIP Big Tick
Hello 👋 how are you doing today ?
Splat Albert
@@UFCWWE69 thats not funny. your disgusting
Every time I think about this it just crushes me. I can't imagine what this family is going through. It's heartbreaking.
Hello 👋 how are you doing today ?
Yes. This hurts.
Splat Albert
That poor mom and that poor kid. I can’t imagine his last moments.
Must have been horrifyingly frightening. May he RIP
I can’t imagine her broken heart. This is something I don’t wish for anyone to go through. I have thought about her for weeks now. I praying for her and her family and she is right, it was their negligence
I cry everytime I read about your son's accident..
As a mum of a 13 year old. I too am so sorry for your loss. My condolences sent may your son Tyre forever R.I.P
Also, that lady who tried to act like she was his cousin and was all on the news crying and raising money lying to prophet off that boys death need to be sued too or suffer some type of consequences. People are really sick in the head. The enemy was definitley working hard in her cause aint no way she thought that was ok to do and to take it as far as she did. Just sick!!
Yeah that literally is truly disgusting
*** profit off his death, not prophet.
Exactly
Agree. That woman is pretty disgusting. What some people will do for money. awful.
wow never knew this crazy
The mother of the victim has every right to take action against the amusement park. The person who was operating definitely needs to be in jail cause that was total neglect no questions asked. You have a protocol for reasons like this...
I’ve been following this story, every time I hear more details it breaks my heart. Praying for the Family.
This is so horrific… his poor parents, as a mother I can’t imagine how his own mother feels especially knowing this was preventable. My heart goes out to them, I hope they get justice!
You should donate money instead of just saying ur heart goes out to them
@@Charmander009 well, if I had extra money to donate I’d be more than happy to. Sadly I’m a sahm, with no income of my own and my husband, 4kids, and I live below the poverty line… all I have to offer is my well wishes, sorry it’s not enough for you John Connor 🙄 how much did you donate?
Don't worry they're about to win the ghetto lottery and they will forget about their dead meal ticket
Amen
@@autumnasdfghjkl I wouldn’t even respond to that troll. He has posted other arrogant responses to other posts as well because clearly he has nothing better to do
I took my teenage daughter to an amusement park that’s known for its roller coasters and she wanted me to ride on all the roller coasters with her and I did until motion sickness kicked in. But what I noticed that most of the rides are in my opinion are geared for small to medium sized children and small slim framed adults. I felt very snug in the seat. So I definitely agree that he should have never been allowed on this ride. It was an accident waiting to happen. I feel so bad for this mom. I’m sure she thought her child was going to have so much fun with family and friends during spring break.
How do you say you're fat without saying you're fat?
Thats just crazy. Call me a bad mom. I dont let my kids on those rides.
@@fauxque5057 so? What is your point? Its not the child or mothers fault? People who work there should know when to say no. Like how to do their job.
@@fauxque5057 Yes. I’m fluffy but well under the weight cutoff but yes I felt the seats are definitely not equipped to handle an overweight or obese person. And some of these new rides have not had enough testing and they’re way too fast. I would even be worried about a small kid being on something like this.
You’re so right. Some of the rides can be so tight that it is uncomfortable for me that I chose sometimes not to ride but I do know that extra snug is for my safety. When I seen that video showing Tyre in that seat it made me sick. Couldn’t imagine. It didn’t help that the ride tilts its riders either. Prayers to that family.
Give them EVERYTHING they want and deserve. It hurt my heart seeing what happened to him. Then hearing the workers conversation after. Why would they even make a ride like that without an actual latch, and allow him on it, knowing it didn't close fully. I feel for his family.
Money money money!!! They told him he was to big
@@averyshenan958 no they didn't
@@ytcommenter375 yeah, he was denied other rides in the same park.
@@thetacoguyy but not denied that ride
@@kokokat584 exactly, they should've kept denying.
No words can comfort the loss of a child 😢 😢! Prayers for his mother's strength
Hearing what happened to her child made me cry - I'm a mom. Her talented, smart son went to this amusement park to have fun and never came home. This is deeply disturbing and heartbreaking to say the least. I would like to send a prayer of comfort and peace to his parents, little sister and his entire family. Life is so very precious. Peace and blessings.
My heart truly goes out to this family, this was 100% preventable.
This mother is right, Why should it take a tragedy for companies to see the dangerous positions it exposes and places amusement park patrons in before hand before something tragic happens?
Where is the accountability?
My twin sister and I experienced a similar issue on the Lightning Loop ride at Great Adventures when we were 10 years old. We were seated in a car in the middle of the ride. Even though we informed the ride operator that the bar was loose and not fully locked, the ride was still set in motion. The ride stopped, in the center of the loop suspended in mid air and the bar lifted up and forward. My sister and I both were slipping from our seats. I grabbed the side bar across my sister's chest with my right hand on her right side, pulled the bar back down gripping tightly at our stomachs with my left hand, anchored my feet to both corners on the floor and pushed back against my sister and the seat with all my might to hold us in the ride to keep from falling, all in an instant. God's good Angels were definitely with us that day. Then the ride went through the remainder of its rotation trip and finally returned to the boarding dock. We informed the ride operator again an told him stop the ride. He didn't listen, so my sister and ran down the stairs back to our Dad at the front entrance ride gate and told a supervisor after we got off the ride. We walked back up the stairs to show the Supervisor where we were sitting on the ride. He stopped the ride checked it, gave my Dad extra park passes for the day but the ride was only shut down for only 1 hour. We then saw the ride operating again the same day. My sister and I were not happy nor comfortable about that at all. We felt the ride should have been shut down much longer so no one would get hurt. Never been on that ride since. We are 53 now, but the memory is still with both of us to this day.
*** There needs to be more resposibility and accountability from manufacturers, park staff and park management, and park boards and share holders.
People's lives are extremely valuable and massively important. This should not be ignored.
Value life, over the value of the $!!!
She should be trying to charge herself for letting her FOURTEEN yr old get over THREE HUNDRED lbs!
@@trawlins396 he's like 6 foot 4 r u stupid
The bar was probably locked , stop being a drama queen
Had a similar issue when I was 9, I wasn't in this thing that's meant to circle around really high in the shape of a rocket ship but there were no seatbelts and the door to it opened in the middle of it, me and my sister were so scared we would fall out so we clung to the door on the other side
@@Charmander009 actually a 19 year old died as she fell from Lightning Loops in Great Adventure NJ. The ride was torn down.
He reminds me of my own "gentle giant", and it's heartbreaking. I'm so sorry for our loss. The world's loss. The loss of this young man's potential. I am so mad this even happened. The last moments of his life were absolutely horrific, and there is no excuse good enough. 🖤
Tyre looked like a monster bully type at age 14.
Same here.
Splat Albert
@@UFCWWE69 Fat Albert.
I'm so so very sorry this happened. I'm so sorry she lost her baby to someones neglect. Lord please wrap and hold his mother, his family and his friends in your arms and give them the strength to get through this.
My dad always refused to let us ride rollercoaster(aside from Disneyland) and I always thought he was crazy but now I kind of understand why. I pray for his mother, there’s nothing that compares to losing a child
I am that crazy mother too, 😔 unfortunately my kids are small and don’t understand why I don’t like rides
Is it because disneyland checks their rides every single day or every few hours?
@@peepomilk9278 you better believe that they check it multiple times within the hour.
I'm sure you are appreciative,and more aware of his love for you despite how heartbreaking you felt by not being able to ride💌😥⏰
It wasn't a mechanical failure. It was just his harness was only half way down because of his size so it wasn't holding him to the seat.
It was negligence 100%. Also, no one 380 lbs. should be riding on the majority of any amusement park rides. They're too big. Rides are not engineered to take on someone that large.
i agree thats why theyre being sued, the did not have a weight disclaimer!
Negligence on who’s part seriously? He knew he couldn’t be on rides due to his size
@@CaptchaNeon they have the responsibility to reject him though.
Yet , she would be suing if they didn't let her overly OBESE son on the ride.
@@lilithrosa9309 Yeah but then they'd be dealing with a lawsuit due to fat shaming, it's a lose-lose situation
My son is 13, almost 14, and is a big boy. This really hit home for me. I just CANNOT IMAGINE.😢
Better keep him off the rides.
@@phillipsmom6252 I definitely plan on it
@@mrs.rogersneighborhood 👍
My soul hurted so bad when I watch the video of that baby falling. I cried so hard because he reminded me of my fifteen year old son. My heart goes out to his parents and I hope the family receives some type of justice because this could of been prevented. I still shed tears every time I come across his story. I was planning on taking my son to cedar point this summer but now I change my mind. My kids are going to have to wait until their legally grown to make their own decision on whether to ride a roller coaster or an amusement park ride. May God continue to bless the family and you all are forever in my thoughts and prayers
That's ridiculous to not allow your children to enjoy an amusement park because of this incident. You'd actually be there with them so you can help them make the right choices as far as what rides to go on.
This happened once
@@MJ-gj6mj 100% agree with you
I watched the video, not knowing what I'd see. As his Parents I can only imagine their pain as they watched it. Tyree had to be a nervous wreck while it was happening. I am praying for his parents, siblings, other family members and his friends. Riding on a ride should not be a death sentence. She isn't staying strong, she is moving through it. She has another baby at home to take care of, she also has to fight for Tyree. ❤🙏🏾❤🙏🏾
What happened?
@@motives88 He was too big for the ride and the attendants let him ride anyway. He fell out and fell to his death.
its so weird. the operators are staring at a dead body that they know they were responsible for. just casually looking and saying "you guys are sure you checked him? yea, the light was on" no emotion there. maybe its the shock, but just weird to see.
I cannot imagine having my sons death all over social media 💔💔💔
@@user-tr3mw6nr7n ...No, the parents let him ride anyway. They are the ones who make the decisions for him.
My family was in Orlando a week after. Our hotel was across the way and we could see the ride from our balcony. Every time they ran the ride for the investigation, I was outside, fixated, watching it rise and drop. It didn’t happen to me. I could never know this mother’s pain. But I was still so devastated and angry. I kept thinking about my baby cousin who is also fourteen and loves drop rides. How, even though I’m not their parent, I’d be gutted if I lost them. That I could not even begin to imagine the hurt Tyre’s family was going through.
This could’ve 100% been prevented and I hope the park is sued for everything they’re worth. I hope the park shuts down due to people choosing not to put their lives in their hands. Because, I have a sickening feeling this won’t be the last time something like this happens there. Sad part is, it also wasn’t the first.
While the ride operators could have prevented this, it’s very clear they weren’t actually given proper training. The proper training to ultimately say: I’m sorry, but you’re too big to be on this ride.
That statement may come as embarrassing to some in the moment, but I know they’d understand eventually that it’s more about their safety.
Much like Tyre, the operators of these rides often aren’t more than late teens/early twenties. There still isn’t enough afterthought when performing these duties, having to load and unload hundreds of people a day, to know that they cannot get in trouble for kicking someone off a ride due to safety concerns. That they cannot face reprimand. That if their boss tries anything as a response to a disgruntled visitor, they can take it to higher officials and make a case about their employer bending rules for the sake of revenue. So, what they were once concerned with in starting the job, just becomes routine. Along with better training, this also needs to be taught. That you do not have to follow shady directions, and you should not feel bad about reporting them.
Rest In Peace, young man. Even in just the snippets we’ve been given about your life, I can tell you we’re headed for great things. I can tell you were a wonderful kid, and put your heart and soul into everything you set out to do.
Why doesn't the place go out if business?
Bitchhhh a$$ cousin should’ve been on the ride
Also need to pay people more. It's hard to care when you're only getting paid 8 bucks an hour.
You gotta be extremely naive to take someone who weighs 380 pounds to an amusement park. That's not a place for someone that large.
Also, his parents are extremely irresponsible, just because your child is tall doesn't mean he gets to be morbidly obese. A 6'2 child shouldn't weight more than 200 pounds. 🤦🏼♀️
Shut up!!!
I'm so sorry for your los 😞what a handsome boy 🫂
He looked like shrek
@@HunterMagunterI will admit that was funny.
@@SailorMoonFriends Yo mama
I cannot imagine watching my son fall to his death 💔 prayers to this Mom and family 🙏
She said she watched the video of the fall that was posted on social media because she needed to know what happened for herself.
@Tiny Princess she saw the video through social media, I saw it also, and I know that was painful for her I wouldn’t be able to bring myself to watch it. I guess she was still in denial 🥺
That mother is braver than I am. I have a teenage son. I couldn't have brought myself to watch it. Knowing me, it would be replaying over & over again in my head. Sending prayers and justice for this family.
@@Coreof143 I saw the video and can't imagine that poor mother watching that.
U gotta be cold blooded to watch ur own child die.🤓
Give her whatever she wants this was 100% neglect and preventable. May God be with the family
No. She doesn’t needs millions of dollars. She was a taught a hard lesson, that’s good enough. God? What does god do?? Absolutely nothing. He doesn’t exist. Fictional characters do not exist.
there is a weight restriction and the operator would not let him ride so they harassed the operator until they let him ride the ride.
@@dutchymcsmokeyton2582 so the operator is to blame. Ok. Doesn't change anything though
@@chrisa3289 lol right....cause it would be much better to be fired for racism then let someone do something stupid they are begging you to do...sheesh....tired of people blaming everyone for their consequences except themselves....gross...best of luck with that...
@@dutchymcsmokeyton2582 what are you 12? The operator has a job, an important one that could mean life or death, he is to ensure all riders are safely buckled in, he failed to do his job.
You are crazy.
One time i wasn't allowed on a ride because the harness wouldn't close properly (im over weight) i remember feeling so ashamed of having to do the walk of shame in front of everyone but I'm grateful for the operator pulling me out rather than have me go on anyways
Exactly it's better to be humiliated rather than dead.
This same thing happened to my stepdad years ago on a roller coaster, around the same height and weight as this kid (more muscular). The ride only had the over the shoulder harness. It didn’t lock. When we got off the ride, he was all red and flushed, hyperventilating and sweating like crazy! We asked him what was wrong!? He said “The harness didn’t lock! I held it down with all of my strength!! I can’t believe I made it! I knew I was about to die!” Mind you, the roller coaster had 2 loops! It was unbelievable. We immediately reported it to the Amusement Park management. My stepdad didn’t want to make a big deal over it 🙄
That is scary!! My mom almost didn’t get off this ride where you’re going in circles in this big loop at six flags and her over the shoulder harness didn’t lock!! She had to yell to get the employee to get her off.. thank the lord it was just in time
@@a.exotiic ommmgggg 😖🥺🥺🥺😳 as much as I love amusement parks I’m really starting to have second thoughts
@@Maria_maria412 right they needa do better
Thats not ok. He should have made a big deal over it because it could happen to someone else
This is a sad situation. Unfortunately, it really could have been prevented; no weight disclaimer, no secondary restraint, and tampered sensors? I bet that the attendant probably adjusted everything to fit Tyre. just sad.
Yupp all three issues needed to be conducted!
Agreed. Even if everything else malfunctions, that seatbelt will be there to hold you down!
I disagree i want just for Tyre and the attendant probally some teenager the same age as him hell might even be fat like him and thats why he sympathized for him and let him on. Clearly that seat was desinated for fat folks and they been doing it and it was gone happen at some point! At amusement park we went to the childrens ride like this has a middle seat it is larger almost twice the size i THOUGHT it was for a fat kid idk it was for an adult. Why would an adult be on a childrens ride called the frog hopper? My daughter rode it and someoen mom who was average size sat in the middle i was just jealous i was too fat to ride it but now im thinking that is dangerous body isnt shaped like a child and the bar goes down over everyone not an indivdual one like this ride so it couldnt have been all that secure long story short we should try to boycott these places the rides are all old and outdated and none are truely safe but we all want fun with the family and amuesement parks and fairs are affordable outtings.
@@robertruge2916 I agree! And its just common sense I hope she win the lawsuit anyone can look and see the harness wasnt on right its kind of odd they even allowed it I said when I watched the video clearly they did this alot and the other folks must have held on for dear life but him being a teenage boy he wasnt afraid and didnt hold on. So when I saw a video saying other riders that day said they had bruises on they chest from holding on for dear life after being in the same seat and complained the seat wasnt safe before Tyre went on it really upset me.
@@monaymonay7446 I think they have that adult seat in the middle of the frog hopper because some kids, especially anxious type kids want their parent or possibly an older sibling to go on the ride with them.
She's strong because I could not have watched the video or be interviewed!!! God please continue to strengthen her and the entire family🙏
Adding my prayers to yours.
She strong because she said the last conversation she had with her son he told her " I will see you Saturday or Sunday" somewhere spirtually it was his way of telling her I will see you in the end because those days are the end of the week.
Always one 🤐
Always one 🤐
From one mother to another, my heart goes out to you sis. 💔 God bless you and your family throughout this healing journey 🙏🏽
His death could have been preventable if he could have at least tried to warn himself to go on the ride, because of his size.
Damn as a ride operator this accident hit hard condolences to his family
How terrifying, so sad. I can’t imagine how awful that was for all of the riders. Rest In Peace.
Splat Albert
Bless her, my heart grieves for her & the family. Sadly I know the pain of loosing a child & it never fails to break my heart for other parents who have to endure that same pain. This was a needless & senseless loss, I hope justice will be served & actions taken so no other parents or families have to experience such tragic loss & unimaginable pain.
I send my condolences to the mother and father of this young man . I am so sorry for your loss . Your son had such a bright future . For this to come at a tragic end is so terrible . My prayers will be with you both and your family . Love you all . Ms. Lynn Dallas Ga .
My heart goes out to this family, how very sad.
She should be trying to charge herself for letting her FOURTEEN yr old get over THREE HUNDRED lbs!
Same Here
U all r rude🤬🤬his weight isnt what killed him u stupid asses🤬🤬
@@trawlins396 yes bad mother looking for money
@Ching Vang yes parent suing and blaming
That poor baby boy. Only 14 yrs old. Can't even imagine the fear he felt when falling. My heart goes out to his mama. ⚘
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To his mom he was her "baby" boy, regardless of age and size. My own son is a young adult but even if he was 50 yrs old and 600 pounds, he's my baby boy and always will be. It's an affectionate term in using not soo much taken literally, that some say even to children that aren't their own.
fatty was gonna die anyway. Better now than later
He blacked out before he fell from the G4 force of the magnetic brakes.
He must have already passed out. And that contributed to him dropping off. If you watch the video, you saw him drop off when the ride was going down slowly, closer to the ground. Not during the main drop from high up. Him passing out means he can't hold onto the handle bars to keep him on his seat. The bars are there for that reason. Since there is no secondary restraint, his body slumped down and pushed the shoulder restraint up. He slid off his seat and fall to the ground. He made no sound or movement. He dropped like a quiet sack of rice. . He has definitely already passed out. At least he escaped the trauma and pain.
I pray God took him before he realized anything. 🙏🏻😔
It honestly bothers me too. The shock & how scared he was falling. I'm heartbroken
I want to send her and all of his family and friends so much love. This is absolutely heartbreaking. As an engineer, this is a horrific design. We should always design with fail safes. A secondary restraint is a must.
In most parks there are two folks that check the harnesses and such before the ride is launched. This is absolutely heartbreaking, and my prayers go out to the family and friends.
Big Ticket. That's sweet! I'm so sorry for this loss. I can't imagine how deeply this hurts.
That comment was questionable. They could’ve left that out. Smh!
@@shammaraburt1856 it's a sweet name. I bet he was proud to have it.
@@shammaraburt1856 he was probably hopeful to play professional sports one day & take care of his family. Bless his heart
Big tik
@@shammaraburt1856 I think it was just the way the reporter put emphasis on *big* that was kinda messed up. But it’s a cool nickname.
So painful to watch, he was a happy kid, may your soul rest in peace, and condolences to the family.
Absolutely heartbreaking. My heart goes out to you, I can't imagine your pain.
Wow. This makes my heart hurt! Prayers for his family and for justice!
I just want to give this lady a hug. It seems like she has a good strong family supporting her in this hard time.
Unimaginable the grief, the sorrow in the mother's experience. May GOD's love comfort her and the family through this time in their lives.
God doesn’t exist.
Amen
If there was a “God”, then the child would have not died such a traumatic death. Oh well - guess people will never learn
She don't look very heartbroken.
@@momom6936 THERE IS A GOD. Really. There really is a God. GOD is love. Whosoever loves knows God. Hopefully your journey reveals to you the realness of God, the realness of GOD's love.
My heart goes out to the family especially being a mother of two 14 year olds. I'm so sorry. This made my heart hurt
Gives me chills because I know the feeling of loosing a child it definitely could've been preventable. Even with law suits it will never replace her child & the Love she have for him. Her heart is so heavy & I understand my condolences to you sweetie & your family.
Nothing but prayers and sympathies to the family of Sampson.
So, in other words, you're offering nothing
So no money?
@@kissit012 Hick.
@@sylviaisgod6947 Hick.
@@kissit012 No. Translation of "thoughts and prayers" (or similar nonsense): "I acknowledge what happened, it sucks to be you, but I'm just going to utter some meaningless catch phrase so I feel better about myself, but I won't be contributing any real help such as monetary donation or volunteer my time. But I will brag on Facebook how I prayed for you."
I’m so glad the operator is included in the lawsuit. This was so upsetting for a lot of us took awhile to stop constantly thinking about it so horrible. May he Rest In Peace 😢
It’s just a formality that the operator is in the suit. Her attorney has to name him in the suit so they can also include the company that employed him. The operator isn’t paying for an attorney and likely won’t personally come out of pocket. If the company is insured, which I’m sure they are, the settlement is going to be paid out of the policy.
You’re in heaven now big man ! Fly high and god bless your family for staying so strong this is heartbreaking 💔
This poor mama. So tragic. May her son Rest In Peace.
The worst loss is your child. My heart breaks for her.
She is 100% correct. I'm so sorry for her lost. I have said it so many times, I don't care if the lights are on you go to every passenger and you push down and tug up and push down again on the harness to make sure it is locked in to place.
*loss
The harness was locked in place, they had messed with the ride such that the system would still send a green light while the restraint was further open. As such, there was much too large a gap between the locked restraint and the seat.
@@benjacobs574 well their eyes were working. Seeing a body that big someone should have said something. Also I think a strap buckle might have been helpful. 🤷🏾
@@Cantetinza17, well they might well have had many people of similar sizes riding that looked just like that and had been fine, and they are just trained to see if the green light says it is sufficiently closed or not. A seatbelt would have helped, though if the ride-owners/mechanics hadn’t messed with the seats to allow for the green light to come on even when the restraint was further up then only the primary restraint would be necessary.
@@benjacobs574 True. We could go round and round, but when you see a harness that high in the air when everyone else's is down that would get my attention.
I cried so many tears over this. Truly painful to imagine the final moments of this young man’s life.
So much respect for this mother... fighting the good fight.
He'd be alive today if the ride operators knew the weight limit and if they did and didn't properly check the the guard, that's negligence, straight up. If the operators were never given proper instructions than whoever is above them should also be held accountable. I hope his family and friends are doing ok. 🙏
It was actually found that the operators (owners/engineers) messed with two of the seats to allow for the the restraint to be higher before the system told the staff it was unsafe. As such when a person of large stature came along, the gap between the seat and restraint was too large and very unsafe, but the system still said it was fine and the ride staff sent them up.
He would still be alive if both he and the operators wouldn't have insisted on riding. He saw he was the only 1 needing additional adjustments, he knew he was way above average in size and weight, how could he expect to do the same as his peers when he's far from average?!?
As for the operator, they knew he was not your average rider and given his massive size and need for additional adjustments, they should've just not allowed him to get on.
It was a mutual fault unfortunately
@@SRR0247 He was 14 and obviously didn’t know any better. There weren’t any signs that said they had a weight limit. The fault entirely lies on the ride operator whose sole responsibility is to keep up the safety of riders.
The ride operators are teenagers and they do not have a scale - if they started weighing people then that would be profiling..
@@SRR0247 he'd be alive today if his lazy mother didn't let him get over 300 pounds too.
Greed and negligence….corporations not wanting to spend the extra dime for additional safety belts and park operators being lazy and incompetent. This has to stop! Rip to this young soul🙏🏾
And the same money they didn’t want to pay 💰 They’ll end up spending more! Smh 🤦♀️
They should of had it clearly posted there was a size/weight limit. I’m sure there is pressure on operators to be quick, long lines, and it’s a monotonous low skill job, but you are not running the tea cups, you literally have lives in your hands. Very sad for the family.
My heart breaks every time I hear about this young man! I feel so bad for his Mom and Dad. No amount of money can bring him back, but I hope they win their lawsuit. This was 100% negligence!!
So very sorry for your loss ma'am Sending our deepest condolences to you and your family. There'a no greater pain in life then losing a child!
This story is so sad. My heart aches for that boy and his mom and family. Prayers going up 🙏🏾.
She should be trying to charge herself for letting her FOURTEEN yr old get over THREE HUNDRED lbs!
@@trawlins396 Holy crap, that was such an unnecessary comment.
Unnecessary no insensitive yes🤓
@@jasoncatron1832 No, it was unnecessary.
If there was a ride that didn’t have a seat belt forget it I won’t even get on.
Prayers for his family
Exactly if I don’t see a seat belt or restraint system I will not ride. Then again I don’t like rollercoasters
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My heart goes to her as a mom.I hope she is able to keep other people safe.
Wow, this is soo sad. What a horrible thing to happen to such a lovely child. I cannot even imagine what the mum and family is going through.
There is a video of the father saying that all the other ride operators would not let him on the rides because of his size. He said the operators for this particular ride said no he couldn’t ride but then they said we’ll get him on… It was a new crew talking with the father a couple of days after the accident. Smh sending thoughts and prayers to this family.
So the son and father pushed for him to get on
Where’s this video?
@@nikicarrie4071 he was not there with parents at all .. his absentee dad and stepmother were speaking to the media and a fake aunt cuz they smelled money.. this is the first time we’re actually hearing from the mom. But yes they did tell Tyre that he couldn’t ride any of the rides this ride was the only one to accept him.
@@nikicarrie4071 no I’m not saying that. It’s the operators fault
@@kennytesta9312 the video is on FOX 35 Orlando CZcams page it’s titled “Teen dies after fall from drop tower ride at Orlando’s ICON PARK” he says it at 4:59 within the video
My heart goes with this beautiful mom, I am a mom and I can’t imagine her pain.
God bless her and all the family and I hope the kid get justice.
She should be trying to charge herself for letting her FOURTEEN yr old get over THREE HUNDRED lbs! Stop your phoney sympathy.
Why would the parents file a lawsuit against the amusement park? That's their own fault for letting him get like that because he was too heavy for the ride, anyway.
Not been proven it was weight . And if it were again it’s for employee to say sorry weight restriction. So it would still be their fault .
But I’d also say there is an element of risk with theme park rides, parents and individuals should weigh up the risks
@@luluah1198 He was to and I'm going to say it obese for that ride, he was 13 stone over the weight he should have been and that's the mothers fault. What mother feeds her child that much he ends up morbidly obese at 14yrs of age. Also the ride operators shouldn't have even let him on that ride but if they refused they would have most likely be accused of racism or being fat phobic.
I'm so sorry for your Lost
I’m so sorry your loss. No one deserves this, I hope you win and that ride goes away forever. 💔
I can’t imagine the mother’s loss. So heartbreaking. The park should have not let him go on the ride without the harness secured. Such a preventable and senseless tragedy. Another thing the ride operators didn’t care and didn’t try to help. Just sick. Prayers to the family ♥️🙏😢
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She could care less
He shouldn't have been let on the ride in the first place,,
Splat Albert
I almost slipped through this ride at Knotts berry farm when I was 9!! The operator did not check that I was fully locked in being a skinny girl I couldn't lock it in tighter and needed help. the operator just started the ride. I gripped to hold on for dear life and have never been on one since...I am 30 years old now.
Bless her heart. We saw that video and I can't imagine! His thoughts or her feelings now. 🙏🏾💞
This mom is very strong and courageous and I hope she achieves her mission! My heart goes out to her for the loss of her son and that this ride never is allowed to have another passenger
Sending love to the mom I can’t imagine the pain she’s feeling right now so sad!!!❤️❤️❤️❤️
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Boy had a future, heartbreaking.
The fact he was so obese the 9nly future he had was type 2 diabetes and a massive heart attack before he was forty.
@@deborahwhitney9427 He was a division 1 football recruit. They make millions, quit being a dick
The only future he had was eating too many buffets at McDonald's and KFC.
@@TransformersFan1991 He was a D1 football recruit, they make millions per year. Quit being an ass
@Jahqsin he was only a d1 recruit because of his 380 pound frame, wouldn't have ever gone pro with that diet
This is absolutely heartbreaking when I heard about this I broke out in tears. Just because I don’t know him it doesn’t mean I can’t feel for him 😔🥺
It blows my mind that every single amusement park ride that is capable of injuring or killing someone, doesn't have a standard SEATBELT. It's ridiculous. Machines go wrong all of the time. Sometimes there's nothing more helpful than old school physical restraints. God Bless that Mother & her family. 🙏
My heart goes out to the family of this young man who lost his life. I'm so sorry for their loss 😞
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my heart breaks over and over in pieces and didn’t even know Tyre. Imagine how his mother feels🥺🥺😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭 Rest in peace sweet angel
My heart goes out to this young man and his family. No one deserves to experience such a horrific event. 💕
Mom (Ms. Todd) my heart goes out to you. I can not fathom the heartbreak you and your family are enduring with not only losing you son but watching it happen. May our Higher Power watch over you, guide and protect you. May your son rest peacefully.
My heart is broken for the Dodd Sampson family. My heart is broken for Tyre. This young man had such a beautiful, bright future ahead of him, and was working so hard to make sure his dreams came true. This was not an accident, this was complete lack of value for human life! No amount of money will bring peace to this family. No amount of money will bring Tyre back. But, the Park must pay for their disgusting negligence! May God help this family and somehow allow them to feel a sense of healing. Tyre, you will never be forgotten beautiful angel. 🙏🏻😔
Lord bless his poor mother 🙏 and help her though this horrific time .i my self am a mother and if this was my boy 😞🤢💔
Sorry for your loss xxxx
Prayers for the mom and the rest of the family!