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The Orlando FreeFall ride at ICON park in Florida.
The Orlando FreeFall ride at ICON park in Florida.Willie J. Allen Jr./Orlando Sentinel/Tribune News Service via Getty Images
  • A boy died after falling from a ride at a Florida theme park.

  • The ride's maximum weight was over 300 pounds. He was 6 feet 5 inches tall and weighed over 300 pounds.

  • An investigator has been hired to understand what happened.

A heavy boy who died after falling from a ride at a Florida theme park may have been too heavy for the ride.

The maximum weight for the ride was over 300 pounds. According to the Mail Online, Yarnell Sampson said that his son was 6 feet 5 inches tall and weighed 340 pounds.

If large guests fit into the seats, be careful. Check that they fit in the seat and that the brackets fit. If this is not the case, do not allow this person to ride.

The teenager's mother spoke to him on the phone before he got on the ride.

She told the teenager to sit and see if he could fit, and they said he could.

According to an incident report sent from the ride manufacturers to the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, theharness was still in a down and locked position when the ride stopped, and that he came out of his seat.

The teenager came out of the seat when the magnets slowed the ride.

His father said that his son was not allowed on other rides at the theme park due to his size.

This ride said we can take you, come on! "No one else allowed him to get on the ride, so I'm wondering what happened between now and then that made them say, "Come on, get this ride!""

He said his son was an honor roll student and had a bright future.

The Commissioner of the FDACS said in a press conference that they were not going to jump to any conclusions until the facts were known.

She said that a forensic investigator had been hired to understand what happened.

A woman named Shay Johnson has been quoted in the media as a cousin of Sampson, but the family has never met the woman and does not know who he is.

The original article can be found on Insider.

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