A boy fell to his death from a freefall tower at an Orlando amusement park. How the terrible accident happened is still unclear.
He actually only wanted to visit Icon Park in Orlando with a friend’s family. But driving a freefall tower ended fatally for a 14-year-old boy on Thursday evening. The amusement park describes its drop tower as the highest in the world – it is 131 meters high. During a ride, 30 passengers are lifted into the air. Then they fall at more than 120 kilometers per hour.
Orlando: Boy fell from freefall tower
The boy had fallen from the freefall tower and was then immediately taken to a hospital. But he died there from his injuries. There were no further details about the accident. According to the AP news agency, an eyewitness is said to have said in his call to the rescue center that the boy had probably slipped out of the seat when the gondola slowed down on the ground.
Owner: Freefall Tower at Icon Park had no problems
The company that owns the Freefall Tower has said there have been no problems with the tower. Employees and witnesses had also not reported anything unusual to the police prior to the accident. The police assume an accident, but want to investigate further.
Deep sadness because of accident in amusement park
The sadness and the shock about the accident are great. The owning company has closed the tower and another attraction in the park. She expressed her condolences to the boy’s family and loved ones. Icon Park wrote on Instagram that they were mourning there and their thoughts were with the family.