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(CNN) — A 14-year-old fell to his death from a Florida drop tower amusement park ride last month because he was not properly secured — primarily because a seat sensor had been adjusted to let the ride operate with a greater gap than normal between his harness and his seat, a forensic engineering firm found […]

The revelation is the latest piece of evidence showing that safety protocols were recklessly abandoned prior to the teen’s tragic plunge from the Orlando FreeFall.

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."

The 14-year-old who died after falling from an amusement ride located in Florida was in a seat that had reportedly been manually adjusted.

Sensors on a Florida amusement park ride had been adjusted manually to double the size of the opening for restraints on two seats. That resulted in a

The Orlando Free Fall drop tower changed sensors on the ride, “resulting in it being unsafe,” Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried said.

Tyre Sampson fell to his death after slipping through restraints on an Orlando amusement park ride.

Quest Engineering & Failure Analysis' report found the operator of Orlando Free Fall at ICON Park manually changed sensors on the ride.

Sensors on a Florida amusement park ride had been adjusted manually to double the size of the opening for restraints on two seats, resulting in a 14-year-old...

(ORLANDO) -- Operator error is suspected as the primary cause in the death of a 14-year-old boy who slipped out of his seat on a drop-tower ride at a Florida&he