Family of teen who fell from Orlando drop tower ride petition to have it shut down for good

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Orlando FreeFall death: Video shows Tyre Sampson in seat moments before falling

New cellphone video shows the moments before a 14-year-old boy fell from an Orlando drop tower ride. Ride safety experts say his seat locked but was not pulled down far enough.

The family of a 14-year-old boy who died after falling from an Orlando attraction is keeping their voices heard by petitioning to have the FreeFall ride shut down permanently.

Family members of Tyre Sampson spoke about that petition during a memorial walk for the boy. 

About two dozen people marched along International Drive on Tuesday calling for the Orlando FreeFall ride to be shut down for good. 

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Sampson’s cousin Shay says she has collected close to 5,000 signatures and has plans to present them to City Hall. She says she won’t stop until she sees change. 

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GoFundMe pulls down fake accounts for Tyre Sampson's family created by scammers

Scammers are taking advantage of the ICON Park tragedy by trying to defraud people who want to help the family of the teenager who fell off the Orlando FreeFall drop-tower.

"Until this ride come down. I gotta be out here from sun up to sun down. Until this ride comes down I gotta be here."

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Family members also say that they have noticed some fake donation accounts online. They found a fake GoFundMe account pretending to collect money for funeral costs. The family says it is a scam. 

GoFundMe tells us that their team is monitoring the situation and removing any fundraisers not authorized by the family. Anyone who donated to those pages has since received a refund. 

Tyre’s mother has created a GoFundMe page that says to not donate to any other fundraiser.

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