Missouri teen Tyre Sampson was told he couldn’t enter two rides at a Florida amusement park last week before he fell to his death from a free-fall ride, according to family members. Cousin Shay Johnson told Spectrum News that Sampson, 14, tried to ride two attractions at the ICON Park in Orlando earlier this month. Johnson said Sampson called her and said workers wouldn’t allow him on. “He said, ‘They said I’m too big. I can’t ride,'” Johnson recalled to the news outlet. The boy’s father, Yarnell Sampson, told CNN Tyre was 6’5″ tall and weighed 340 pounds. Later, Sampson called Johnson and said he finally found a ride that he could enter. “I didn’t know it would be my last time talking to him alive,” Johnson said. “He just wanted to ride and have a good time.” Police said they believe the teen’s death was an accident, although his …
Teen Was Turned Away From Two Rides Due to Size Before Fatal Fall: Family
March 30, 2022
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