'It's a bittersweet moment, you know,' Tyre Sampson's mother said. 'The ride's coming down and I'm thankful for that, but my son's not coming back.'
Workers at a Florida amusement on Wednesday began dismantling a ride nearly a year after a 14-year-old boy fell to his death from the attraction., a teen who was visiting Orlando from Missouri, fell from the 430-foot-tall Free Fall at ICON Park on March 24, 2022. Sampson's mother, Nekia Dodd, has advocated for the ride to be taken down in the months since her son's death and was there on Wednesday as the ride was taken down.
A memorial site for Tyre Sampson outside the Orlando Free Fall drop tower ride at ICON Park in Orlando, Florida.Michael Haggard, an attorney for Dodd, also announced Wednesday that a settlement had been reached in aTrevor Arnold, a lawyer for ride operator Orlando Slingshot, said they were pleased a settlement had been reached. Neither lawyer elaborated on the details of the settlement.
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