Cause of Boy’s Fatal Fall From Florida Thrill Ride Still Unknown: Officials

ICON Park attractions, The Wheel, left, Orlando SlingShot, middle, and Orlando FreeFall, right, are shown in Orlando, Fla. on March 24, 2022. Stephen M. Dowell/Orlando Sentinel via AP

The cause of a 14-year-old’s boy fatal fall from an Orlando free-fall tower last week has not yet been determined, Florida officials said, adding that the amusement park ride was “up to par.”

Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services Commissioner Nikki Fried on Friday said that a forensic engineering firm was hired to determine the cause of death for Tyre Sampson, who fell about 400 feet from the FreeFall ride at ICON Park in Orlando in late March.