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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.
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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