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<p>Roommates, we are sending our condolences to the loved ones of the 14-year-old boy who recently lost his life after falling to his death while riding an amusement park ride.</p>
<p>According to <em><a href="https://www.fox35orlando.com/news/orlando-drop-tower-ride-death">Fox 35</a></em>, the unfortunate incident took place Thursday evening at Orlando&#8217;s <em><a href="https://dev.theshaderoom.com/14-year-old-boy-passes-away-after-falling-from-an-amusement-park-ride-in-orlando/">ICON</a></em> Park. Witnesses at the scene told authorities that they saw someone fall from the Free Fall ride. Initially, some people thought they saw a piece of the ride fall to the ground before they realized it was a person who had fallen. The 14-year-old boy was taken to a local hospital, where he was pronounced deceased.</p>
<p>Witnesses say they also saw the boy&#8217;s parents panicking as they watched their child fall from the ride, which stands 430ft tall, &#8220;making it the world’s tallest freestanding drop tower.&#8221;</p>
<p>The ride holds up to 30 passengers at a time, it then rotates as it makes its way to the top and then &#8220;tilts forward and faces the ground briefly before free-falling nearly 400 feet at approximately 75 miles per hour.&#8221;</p>
<p>John Stine, the director of marketing for the Slingshot Group, which owns and operates the ride, said, &#8220;We operate the ride with all the safety precautions in mind. Everything is in place and this is why we are doing this investigation.&#8221;</p>
<p><em><a href="https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/teen-falls-death-florida-amusement-park-ride-83666781">ABC News</a></em> notes that the ride has &#8220;an over-the-shoulder restraint harness, with two hand grips at the chest level, that goes over the rider automatically.&#8221;</p>
<p>The ride will remain closed as the investigation into the incident continues.</p>
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<p>TSR STAFF: Jade Ashley @Jade_Ashley94</p>
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