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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.
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