Witness recalls moments after teen falls to his death at ICON Park

Now state investigators are trying to figure out how this happened. Good evening, I'm Eric vonk and thank you for joining us on the 6 to 7 news. We broke the story for the first time yesterday on the morning news after the accident occurred Thursday night, shortly after 11. At the Orlando free fall, a 14-year-old boy fell from his seat while going down the attraction and died. The sheriff's office identified that young man as Tyree Sampson of Missouri. Friends and family of the eighth-grade student lo They described him as humble and gentle with a bright future. Before him, we were told that Samson was visiting Orlando with another family while on spring break riding the skydiving attraction Thursday night with his best friend.

Now the family says they are hiring lawyers to see if they should take legal action. carolina cardona is at

icon

park

tonight with more information on this the

teen

's family is represented by attorneys ben crump and brian hilliard since the night of the

death

the attractions at

icon

park

the honda ride and the free fall ride have been closed today I saw the Sky Flyer was back in business today. We talk to a

witness

from that night who tells us that he and his girlfriend have been having a hard time sleeping after that tragic night, just seeing it playing over and over in my head like it's really tough, it's been a tough last few days. for Montre Williams, 20, recalled Thursday night when Tiree Samson, 14, lost his life after somehow falling out of his seat from the free-fall icon.

My first reaction was like a dream. I didn't think it was real until I actually got close to him. Montre says he was with his girlfriend standing in front of the attraction as they watched guests board. No one walked around to see if everyone was safe, you know, locked up

moments

later. When the trip returned, the next image he says he saw was the

teen

ager lying face down on the ground, he called me, he said mom, mom and frantic, then my heart races and I said: what's wrong?, what's wrong? , said someone just fell. Ride Montrey's mom says her son took pictures

moments

after the fall, but Montre tells us she decided not to post the images on social media when it comes to something like this.

You want to protect the family any way you can, so I commend you for that. because she saw a lot of respect for his family and also for him, both mother and son say they believe tyree's

death

could have been prevented. I feel like all it takes is an extra second for someone to do an extra check, an extra pull, or just Ask someone how they feel, the company that operates this attraction says that workers are responsible for checking the lights on the retention system to ensure they are properly secured. The ride will not ascend unless those harnesses are locked and you know again so there was no indication that anything was different at this time the cause of death has not been determined the orange county sheriff's office as well as The Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services is investigating this case, no criminal charges have been filed at this time in Orlando, I am Carolina Cardona, reporting results to Noticias 6.