The family was lowered back to the ground after around 20 minutes, according to a local media outlet Becca Longmire is a digital news writer-reporter at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since ...
ORLANDO, Fla. (KTVI) – A jury has ordered a company to pay $310 million to the family of a Missouri teenager who died in 2022 after falling from a Florida amusement park ride. Tyre Sampson, 14, was ...
PIGEON FORGE, Tenn. -- Dollywood is temporarily closing its drop tower attraction after a boy fell to his death from a similar type of ride by the same manufacturer at a park in Orlando, a spokesman ...
(CNN) - It’s been nearly three years since 14-year-old Tyre Sampson died after falling from a Florida amusement park ride. Now, a former maintenance technician has filed a lawsuit against the ride ...
ORLANDO - The Missouri family of a 14-year-old boy who fell to his death from the 430-foot tall Orlando FreeFall ride in March 2022 will receive $310 million by the attraction's manufacturer, ...
PORTLAND, Ore. — A Portland hearings officer has denied an appeal to block Oaks Amusement Park from adding a 135.5-foot drop tower ride, despite concerns from nearby residents that it would mar scenic ...
A former maintenance technician alleges he raised safety concerns about the Orlando FreeFall ride weeks before 14-year-old Tyre Sampson’s deadly fall in March 2022. The lawsuit claims he was later ...
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — The City of Portland has rejected an attempt to block a new “drop tower” at Oaks Amusement Park. Portland hearings officer David Doughman struck down the appeal from the Bird ...
PORTLAND, Ore. (KATU) — Plans for a controversial new ride at Oaks Amusement Park can now move forward after the city denied an appeal against it. Many fans who love the park are excited about the new ...
PORTLAND, Ore. — A 147-foot "drop tower" ride proposed for Oaks Amusement Park in Southeast Portland has sparked concerns from nearby residents who say it would mar scenic views and potentially harm ...
Oaks Amusement Park has proposed a 147-foot “drop tower” ride on its midway, part of a massive renovation project slated to begin this year, according to the Southeast Portland park. Documents that ...