Tire Samson, 14, was reckless at an Orlando amusement park and died after falling 100 feet from a carousel.
At the end of March, the news of the death of a A 14-year-old boy tragically died falling from a 130-meter-high attraction at an amusement park in Orlando, Florida, he traveled the world. The tower where the tragedy took place, in Orlando in free fall, It opened in December and was advertised as the “tallest play tower in the world,” according to the park’s website. For hitherto unknown reasons, it was not known what had happened Pull Samson, the fatal victim.
Then, the video started circulating on social networks and clearly shows that something went wrong so much so that the teenager fell without restraint and hit the ground by a huge carousel that fell from a height of 100 meters. When the game was about to end, the young man flies off the chair, crashes to the ground and dies.
But in the last few hours new data has become known that lead us to understand that there has been a great irresponsibility and that the tragedy could have been avoided. Basically, the autopsy documented Samson’s weight at 170 poundswell over the attraction weight limit of 300 lbs.
Orlando Free Fall’s tower, which opened in December, is the tallest gaming tower in the world, according to its website. Photo: AP
“Careful to see if large guests fit in the seats,” says a manual for the attraction that was overlooked by the young man. On the other hand, no one controlled him when he entered the game. “Check that they fit the contours of the seat and that the bracket fits properly. If not, don’t let this person travel. “ confirms the indication.
A key image of the moment when the tower began its ascent: the body of Tire Samson is completely protruding from the bra, which is forbidden.
Park authorities said Samson slipped out of a safety harness before plummeting to concrete in front of shocked onlookers. It was also established that someone fixed Samson’s harness before the tragic final race began so that he could fit into the seat, and also that that day the young man – a football player in his native Missouri- he had been rejected for his weight and bulk in several games in the same park.
Tire Samson, 14, committed a reckless act at an Orlando amusement park that cost him his life. It was a college football prospect in Missouri.
John Stine, the director of sales and marketing of Slingshot Group, the company that owns the attraction, regretted the event and said they are working with the authorities.
“We operate with all safety precautions in mind. Everything is fine and that is why we are conducting this investigation,” Stine told Fox News in March. However, Samson’s family goes on with theirs legal action against the amusement park.
The tower, closed until further notice. Photo: AP
Orlando Free Fall, 131 meters highit can accommodate up to 30 people, who are lifted and then released into a free fall speed exceeding 120 km / haccording to the description on the park website.
“);}} var currDuration = $ (‘#’ + currId + ‘.jw-text-countdown’)[0].textContent; $ (‘#’ + currId + ‘.jw-title-secondary p’). text (currDuration); }} if ($ (“# embeb_xEMp75Ym”). children (). length> 0) {setTitle (“embeb_xEMp75Ym”); } else {jwplayer (“embeb_xEMp75Ym”). on (‘ready’, function (event) {setTitle (“embeb_xEMp75Ym”); var labelVideo = JSON.parse (jwplayer (“embeb_xEMp75Ym”). getPlaylistItem (). comscore); ns_ .StreamingAnalytics.JWPlayer (jwplayer (“embeb_xEMp75Ym”), {publisherId: “6906409”, labelmapping: ‘c3 = “‘ + labelVideo.c3 + ‘”, c4 = “* null”, c6 = “* null”, ns_site = ” ‘+ labelVideo.ns_site +’ “, ns_st_dt =” ‘+ labelVideo.ns_st_dt +’ “, ns_st_pl =” ‘+ labelVideo.ns_st_pl +’ “, ns_st_ep =” ‘+ labelVideo.ns_st_ep +’ “, ns_st_pr =” ‘+ label_Video.ns. “, ns_st_mp =” ‘+ labelVideo.ns_st_mp +’ “, ns_st_cl =” ‘+ labelVideo.ns_st_cl +’ “, ns_st_pu =” Clarin Digital “, ns_st_st =” ‘+ labelVideo.c3 +’ “‘});}); } jwplayer (“embeb_xEMp75Ym”). on (‘pause’, function (event) {var passId = “embeb_xEMp75Ym”; var site = “clarin”; if (site == ‘clarin’) {if ($ (‘# customTitleFor ‘+ passId) .length == 0) {var title = jwplayer (“embeb_xEMp75Ym”). getPlaylist ()[0].title; // $ ($ (“#” + passId + “.genoaPlayerV3 .vjs-overlay.vjs-overlay-top.vjs-overlay-background”)). addClass (‘disabled’); $ (“#” + IDpass) .append (“
“+ title +”
“); $ (” # customTitleFor “+ passId) .attr (‘style’, ‘display: block’); $ (” # “+ passId +” .jw-media “). addClass (‘degraded’);} else {var curTitle = $ (“# customTitleFor” + passId)[0].textContent; var newTitle = jwplayer (“embeb_xEMp75Ym”). getPlaylist ()[0].title; if (newTitle! = curTitle) {$ (“# customTitleFor” + passId) .text (newTitle); } $ (“# customTitleFor” + passId) .attr (‘style’, ‘display: block’); $ (“#” + passId + “.jw-media”). addClass (‘degraded’); } // $ (“#” + passId + “.jw-controlbar”). addClass (‘disabled’); $ (“#” + passId + “.jw-svg-icon-play”). css (“display”, “block”); $ (“#” + passId + “.jw-svg-icon-pause”). css (“display”, “none”); } else {$ (“#” + passId + “.jw-media”). addClass (‘degraded’); $ (“#” + passId + “.jw-title”). css (‘display’, ‘block’); $ (“#” + passId + “.jw-controlbar”). css (‘display’, ‘none’); $ (“#” + passId + “.jw-display”). css (‘display’, ‘flex’); $ (“#” + passId + “.jw-display-icon-rewind”). css (‘display’, ‘none’); $ (“#” + passId + “.jw-display-icon-next”). css (‘display’, ‘none’); } sendData (jwplayer (“embeb_xEMp75Ym”). getPlaylist (), ‘pause’); }); jwplayer (“embeb_xEMp75Ym”). on (‘play’, function (event) {var passId = “embeb_xEMp75Ym”; var site = “clarin”; if (site == ‘clarin’) {if ($ (‘# customTitleFor’ + passId) .length! = 0) {$ (“# customTitleFor” + passId) .attr (‘style’, ‘display: none’); $ (“#” + passId + “.jw-media”). removeClass (‘degraded’);} // $ (“#” + passId + “.jw-controlbar”). removeClass (‘disabled’); $ (“#” + passId + “.jw-svg-icon-play” ) .css (“display”, “none”); $ (“#” + passId + “.jw-svg-icon-pause”). css (“display”, “block”);} else {$ (” # “+ passId +” .jw-media “). removeClass (‘degraded’); $ (” # “+ passId +” .jw-title “). css (‘display’, ‘none’); $ (” # “+ passId +” .jw-controlbar “). css (‘display’, ‘block’); $ (” # “+ passId +” .jw-display “). css (‘display’, ‘flex’) ; $ (“#” + passId + “.jw-display-icon-rewind”). css (‘display’, ‘none’); $ (“#” + passId + “.jw-display-icon-next” ) .css (‘display’, ‘none’);} sendData (jwplayer (“embeb_xEMp75Ym”). getPlaylist (), ‘resume’);}); jwplayer (“embeb_xEMp75Ym”). on (‘firstFrame’, function (event) {sendData (jwplayer (“embeb_xEMp75Ym”). getPlaylist (), ‘start’);}); jwplayer (“embeb_xEMp75Ym”). on (‘complete’, function (event) {sendData (jwplayer (“embeb_xEMp75Ym”). getPlaylist (), ‘complete’);}); jwplayer (“embeb_xEMp75Ym”). on (‘adStarted’, function (event) {sendData (jwplayer (“embeb_xEMp75Ym”). getPlaylist (), ‘adstart’);}); jwplayer (“embeb_xEMp75Ym”). on (‘adPlay’, function (event) {sendData (jwplayer (“embeb_xEMp75Ym”). getPlaylist (), ‘adplay’);}); jwplayer (“embeb_xEMp75Ym”). on (‘adPause’, function (event) {sendData (jwplayer (“embeb_xEMp75Ym”). getPlaylist (), ‘adpause’);}); jwplayer (“embeb_xEMp75Ym”). on (‘adComplete’, function (event) {sendData (jwplayer (“embeb_xEMp75Ym”). getPlaylist (), ‘adcomplete’);});
Source: Clarin
