Man who filmed teen’s deadly fall from Free Fall describes horrific ICON Park accident

I'm definitely still in shock that it happened. Ivan says thursday was supposed to be a regular night out on the town with his friends. They decided to try out the new free fall ride at icon park. Ivan says he had his cell phone out to record his friend's reaction after the drop, not even realizing what his video ended up capturing. We're freezing the video here, choosing not to show the moment 14 year old Tyree Samson falls and I heard that he was 14 years old. My heart sank. I literally, I'm heartbroken about it. Ivan says his friends were just two seats away from Tyree. This could have been one of my friends that it happened to. It's not what you would expect from a right in the heart of Orlando. You know it, we're known for our amusement parts for our thrill writes, it's still under investigation how the boy fell according to the Sheriff's office. Were there any red flags right from the beginning? In Ivan's video, you can see one of his friends question the ride restraints. They were asking if they had that additional seat belt, you know, in most rides, you have your harness that pulls down on you, but you also have the additional secondary seat belt, but this doesn't have that, this does not have that, it's really concerning, especially being a brand new ride, not to have that, it was concerning to me and me not even being on the ride, It was extremely concerning. About 30 seconds after Tyree falls right employees ask each other about the harness, did you check it. Ivan says his prayers go out to Tyree's family. The reason why I posted the video is to highlight those safety concerns. I really hope that the company takes a step back and kind of assesses the issue and really takes a second look at safety procedures In Orlando Marley Martinez West two News.

“I’m definitely still in shock that it happened,” a witness by the name of Ivan said.Thursday was supposed to be a regular night out on the town for Ivan and his friends. They decided to check out the new Free Fall ride at ICON Park. Ivan, who decided not to go on the ride, had his cell phone out to record video of his friends’ reactions. RELATED: Teen dies after falling from ride at ICON ParkHe ended up capturing the ride in its entirety including before it took off, during the drop and what happened immediately afterward. Ivan said he did not even realize that 14-year-old Tyre Sampson fell during the exact moment that it happened since his eyes were fixed on his friends. “When I heard that he was 14 years old, my heart sank,” Ivan said. “Literally, I’m heartbroken about it.”Ivan said his friends were just two seats away from Tyre. RELATED: Father, coach of teen who fell to death on Orlando's ICON Park ride speak out“This could have been one of my friends that it happened to,” he said. “It’s not what you would expect from a ride in the heart of Orlando. We’re known for our amusement parks, for our thrill rides.”It is still under investigation how the boy fell according to the Orange County Sheriff’s Office. Ivan said there were red flags before the ride even took off. In his video, you can see one of his friends question the ride restraints. “Why doesn’t this have the little clicky click? The seatbelt,” his friend asked a ride employee. Ivan said she was asking about an additional seatbelt. RELATED: Deadly ICON Park accident: Investigation into Free Fall reveals ride lacks seatbelts, has unique safety measures“In most rides, you have your harness that pulls down on you. But you also have the additional secondary seatbelt,” he said. “This does not have that. And it’s really concerning especially being a new ride not to have that.”About 30 seconds after Tyre falls, ride employees, ask each other about the boy’s harness. “Did you check him?” one employee asks her coworkers. The other employees respond to her that they did check his harness and that the light was on. Ivan said each seat has a light that indicates if the harness is in place. Ivan said his prayers go out to the family. RELATED: ICON Park Free Fall: history of the tallest free-standing drop tower“The reason why I posted the video is to highlight those safety concerns. I really hope that the company takes a step back and kind of assess the issues and really takes a second look at safety procedures,” he said.

ORLANDO, Fla. —

“I’m definitely still in shock that it happened,” a witness by the name of Ivan said.

Thursday was supposed to be a regular night out on the town for Ivan and his friends. They decided to check out the new Free Fall ride at ICON Park.

Ivan, who decided not to go on the ride, had his cell phone out to record video of his friends’ reactions.

He ended up capturing the ride in its entirety including before it took off, during the drop and what happened immediately afterward.

Ivan said he did not even realize that 14-year-old Tyre Sampson fell during the exact moment that it happened since his eyes were fixed on his friends.

“When I heard that he was 14 years old, my heart sank,” Ivan said. “Literally, I’m heartbroken about it.”

Ivan said his friends were just two seats away from Tyre.

“This could have been one of my friends that it happened to,” he said. “It’s not what you would expect from a ride in the heart of Orlando. We’re known for our amusement parks, for our thrill rides.”

It is still under investigation how the boy fell according to the Orange County Sheriff’s Office.

Ivan said there were red flags before the ride even took off. In his video, you can see one of his friends question the ride restraints.

“Why doesn’t this have the little clicky click? The seatbelt,” his friend asked a ride employee.

Ivan said she was asking about an additional seatbelt.

“In most rides, you have your harness that pulls down on you. But you also have the additional secondary seatbelt,” he said. “This does not have that. And it’s really concerning especially being a new ride not to have that.”

About 30 seconds after Tyre falls, ride employees, ask each other about the boy’s harness.

“Did you check him?” one employee asks her coworkers.

The other employees respond to her that they did check his harness and that the light was on. Ivan said each seat has a light that indicates if the harness is in place.

Ivan said his prayers go out to the family.

RELATED: ICON Park Free Fall: history of the tallest free-standing drop tower

“The reason why I posted the video is to highlight those safety concerns. I really hope that the company takes a step back and kind of assess the issues and really takes a second look at safety procedures,” he said.

Man who filmed teen’s deadly fall from Free Fall describes horrific ICON Park accident

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