Teen Was ‘Freaking Out’ on Florida Ride Before Falling to His Death: Father

ICON Park attractions, The Wheel, left, Orlando SlingShot, middle, and Orlando FreeFall, right, are shown in Orlando, Fla. on March 24, 2022. Stephen M. Dowell/Orlando Sentinel via AP

The father of a 14-year-old boy who died after falling hundreds of feet from a Florida amusement park ride said he “was uncomfortable” before the incident.

Yarnell Sampson said his son Tyre Sampson felt unsafe as soon as the “Free-Fall” ride at ICON Park in Orlando started to go up.