The average opening for restraints on the seats on the 430-foot free-fall amusement park ride located in the heart of Orlando’s tourist district was 8.3cm. Tyre was only 14 but already 6ft5 and over 21 stone when he slipped out of his seat as the ride plunged to the ground at speeds of 75mph or more last month. An inspection of the seats showed that sensors used to activate safety lights on the two seats, indicating the harness safety restraints were in place, had been adjusted to allow for the wider openings, the report said. “The cause of the subject accident was that Tyre Sampson was not properly secured in the seat primarily due to misadjustment of the harness proximity sensors,” said the report from Quest Engineering and Failure Analysis. Ms Fried said the 30-seat ride, on a busy strip of International Drive in the heart of Orlando’s tourist district, will remain closed indefinitely.

Source: The Star April 18, 2022 21:31 UTC