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The cousin of the teen who fell from the Orlando FreeFall ride at a Florida amusement park said they spoke to the 14-year-old by phone just before he fell to his death.

Sampson is the latest victim of ride-related accidents, many fatal, in the United States from a profit-driven and deregulated attractions industry.

Timeline: Here's what we know about 14-year-old Tyre Sampson's deadly fall from the Orlando FreeFall ride at ICON Park in Orlando, Florida.

While most of these attractions are not exactly the same as the tower ride in Orlando where a 14-year-old boy died, some parks have issued statements about their individual safety protocols.

Six Flags Over Georgia said its SkyScreamer ride, which shares a manufacturer with a ride that killed a teenager in Florida, is safe.

Dollywood in Tennessee said it has temporarily closed a ride developed by the same maker of a free-fall ride that a teen fell to his death from in Orlando, Florida.

After a teenager fatally died at an amusement park in Florida last week, Dollywood in Tennessee said it was temporarily closing a park ride developed by the same maker as the one in Orlando.

Dollywood is temporarily closing its drop tower attraction after a boy fell to his death from a similar type of ride by the same manufacturer at a park in Orlando,

Dollywood announced its Drop Line attraction is closed after a teen fell to his death from a similar ride in Florida.

While most of these attractions are not exactly the same as the tower ride in Orlando where a 14-year-old boy died, some parks have issued statements about their individual safety protocols.