An autopsy released Monday of a teenager who fell from a walk in the Orlando FreeFall in March revealed he died of a blunt force injury and ruled the death was an accident. An autopsy conducted by Orange County Medical Examiner also found that 14-year-old Tire Sampson weighed nearly 100 pounds more than the maximum passenger weight for the 430-foot tower attraction in ICON Park, Orlando, FOX 35 Orlando reported. . “The body is of a well-developed, obese, 74-inch, 383-pound, black male, who looks older than the reported age of 14,” the medical examiner said, noting multiple internal and external abrasions, bruises and injuries and fractures. Samson, who played soccer in the St. Louis area of Missouri, was in Florida with a friend’s family on a spring break, and his size was considered a possible cause of death. FREE FALL ORLANDO: SERVICES EXCLUDE ADDITIONAL 911 CALLS AFTER THE TRAGIC EVENT: “SOMEONE JUST DIED” The Orlando Free Fall Tower at ICON Park in Orlando is pictured on Monday, March 28, 2022. (Stephen M. Dowell / Orlando Sentinel via AP, File) An initial report from outside engineers hired by the Florida Department of Agriculture stated that the sensors on the track were manually adjusted to double the size of the two-seater opening, resulting in Sampson not locking properly. Sampson’s parents sued the owner, builder and owner of the route, saying they were negligent and failed to provide a safe haven. Visitors stand next to a memorial as a family member lights candles for Tire Sampson, 14, who was killed when he fell from the Orlando Free Fall at ICON Park in Orlando, Florida, on March 26, 2022. (Willie J. Allen Jr. ./Orlando Sentinel / Tribune News Service via Getty Images) The lawsuit alleges that the defendants failed to warn Sampson of the dangers of going the size of a walk and that they did not provide adequate restraint. “He should never have gone for this walk. He should have been able to watch his 8th grade graduation last week,” Kim Wald, a lawyer at The Haggard law firm, told FOX 35, noting what the autopsy said about weight of Sampson. “This is just another piece of the puzzle going on for us in the case.” Tire Sampson family members and friends leave items during a vigil in front of the Orlando Free Fall ride at ICON Park in Orlando on Monday, March 28, 2022. (Stephen M. Dowell / Orlando Sentinel / Tribune News Service via Getty Images ) Sampson’s father told reporters that he learned of his son’s death through a video that quickly spread on social media that captured the fatal fall of the amusement park. CLICK HERE TO RECEIVE THE FOX NEWS APPLICATION A lawyer for the route owner, Orlando Slingshot, said the company was working with state investigators on what happened, according to the Associated Press. The Associated Press contributed to this report. Danielle Wallace is a Fox News Digital reporter covering politics, crime, police and more. Story tips can be sent to [email protected] and Twitter: @danimwallace.
