Florida 911 calls released after teenager fell off Orlando ride: 'They didn't secure the seatbelt'

from what I heard the kid said he wasn't going to wear it.
He was playing tough guy.

Turns out the seatbelt was locked
This 340 pound kid was just too big for the ride

[link to 6abc.com (secure)]

Accident report in teen's Florida park ride death says seat was locked
"Harness was still in a down and locked position when the ride stopped," the report said.

reading this made me laugh out loud..lol. thank you

Per KSDK, the ride’s operation manual includes the following instructions for guests who exceed the weight limit: “Large people: Be careful when seeing if large guests fit into the seats. Check that they fit within the contours of the seat and the bracket fits properly. If this is not so – Do not let this person ride.”

“This young man, he was athletic and he was big. He had no way of knowing,” Texas attorney Bob Hilliard, who represents Sampson’s mother, Nekia Dodd, said in an interview with KSDK. “This is going to be an issue of a lack of supervision and lack of training. A straight-up negligence case.”

no way of knowing??? Sampson’s cousin, Shay Johnson, told WESH that the teenager called her Thursday and told her he was turned away from a ride called StarFlyer and the SlingShot because “he was too big,” she said. Both attractions have been temporarily closed amid the ongoing investigation into Sampson’s death.

“Y’all did not let him get on those two, but y’all let him get on that one, being overweight,” she said, referring to Orlando FreeFall.