Teen who died at theme park may have been too heavy for ride
The ride's manufacturer says no one weighing more than 286 pounds should be allowed on. Tyre Sampson weighed over 300.
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The ride's manufacturer says no one weighing more than 286 pounds should be allowed on. Tyre Sampson weighed over 300.
Dolly Parton's amusement park in Tennessee, Dollywood, has temporarily closed a ride designed by the maker of the ride in Orlando on which a 14-year-old fell to his death.
The Tennessee amusement park says its Drop Line is a 230-foot tall tower made by Funtime Rides from Austria. So was the Orlando ride where a teen fell to his death.
Tyre Sampson was described as "an honor roll student, an aspiring athlete and a kind-hearted person."