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The parents of 14-year-old Tyre Sampson filed a lawsuit Monday about a month after he fell to his death from the Orlando Free Fall ride.

The parents of 14-year-old Tyre Sampson filed a lawsuit Monday about a month after he fell to his death from the Orlando Free Fall ride.

A theme park safety expert with 30 years of experience said the death of a 14-year-old boy on the Orlando Free Fall at ICON Park is “uncharted territory."

SlingShot Group, owner of Free Fall, posted only minimum height restrictions but had no signs warning of a maximum weight for riders.    

Evidence continues to mount exposing possible irregularities and recklessness in the ride’s operation and manufacturing.

Tyre Sampson died after a falling off of Orlando's FreeFall ride and a loophole in Florida's law may have prevented the employee who operated the ride from being required to display a "maximum weight" sign.

A ride safety expert says a "loophole" in Florida law may have prevented the operator of the Orlando FreeFall from being required to display a "maximum weight" sign outside the ride where 14-year-old Tyre Sampson fell to his death. The teen was more than 50 pounds over the max weight limit, according to the ride's operating manual.

An amusement park ride safety expert is calling for federal oversight of amusement park rides in the wake of the tragic Orlando FreeFall incident, where a 14-year-old fell off of the and died.