ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — The father of a Missouri teenager killed after falling from a Florida amusement park ride said Monday he fears his son’s death will be forgotten with tragic consequences for future ride patrons
. Yarnell Sampson said that unless there safety changes on such tower drop rides, “somebody else is going to die.”
His son, 14-year-old Tyre Sampson died in March on the Free Fall ride in Orlando.
State Rep. Geraldine Thompson said she is drafting a bill that would take a company’s safety history into account more closely when applying for permits to open such rides.
