![]() ![]() The Orlando ICON Park didn't immediately reply to a request for comment by Newsweek. "Our hearts go out to the family of this young man," Stein told Channel9 reporters. John Stein, a spokesperson for the Free Fall ride, told Channel9 that the Free Fall ride will be closed indefinitely. The company has operated rides in Florida - including Orlando, Kissimmee, Daytona Beach and Panama City Beach - since 2000. Orlando Free Fall, inaugurated at the same time as another record-breaking attraction, the Orlando Slingshot, is owned and operated by the Slingshot Group of Companies. It isn't yet known how many people were on the ride on Thursday when the boy fell, or how the events unfolded. The ride brakes about 45 feet above the ground.Ī post shared by Orlando Drop Tower press release from 2021 from the Orlando ICON Park said the drop tower boasts "one of the fastest, smoothest ride systems to date" and "promises to bring high-speed exhilaration that is truly the 'top' of the line."įree Fall can accommodate 30 riders at full capacity. Riders board a vehicle that brings them to the top of the tower, tilts 30 degrees to face the ground briefly and then drops down, reaching a speed of over 75 mph. The ICON Park's Free Fall ride, described by the park as a world-record setting attraction, opened in late December 2021 and claims to be the world's tallest freestanding drop tower. It has opened an investigation into the death. The boy, who hasn't yet been identified, was brought to a hospital, but died of his injuries, the Orange County Sheriff's Office said. Officials found that a 14-year-old had fallen from the Free Fall ride, a 430-feet drop tower, according to a report by FOX35, which cited several witnesses. Police, firefighters and paramedics rushed to the popular tourist attraction after receiving a 911 call reporting an incident at the site on Thursday night. A teenager died in Florida after falling from the drop tower attraction at Orlando's ICON Park, according to officials with the Orange County Sheriff's Office. ![]()
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