>> WESH 2 NEWS STARTS NOW WITH BREAKING NEWS. JASON: THAT BREAKING NEWS IS IN ORLANDO. A TEENAGER HAS DIED AFTER FALLING OFF A RIDE AT ICON PK.AR>> THIS HAPPENED LATE LAST NHTIG ON THE FREE FALL RIDE. WESH 2’S ANIKA HOPE IS LIVE AT ICON PARK RIGHT NOW. ANIKA, WHAT CAN YOU TELL U JUST AFTER 11 LAST NIGHT ORANGE ANIKA: THERE ARE NO WORDSOR F THE YOUTH WHO FELL FROM THE RID THEY ARE STILL INVESTIGATING ALL OF THIS. JUST AFTER 11 LAST NIGHT, ORANGE , COUNTY DEPUTIES GOT TO THE PARK. AFTER PEOPLE SAID THAT A 14-YEAR-OLD BOY FELL FROM THE RI.DE THE SHERIFF’S OFFICE CONFIRMED THE BOY WAS TAKEN TO HOSPITAL. BUDIT D NOT SURVIVE. NOW INVESTIGATORS HAVE NOT GIVEN ANY MORE DETAILS YET WHY OR HOW THIS HORRIBLE TRAGEDY COULD HAPPEN. THEY HAVE NOT SAID AT WHAT POINT ON THE RIDE THE BOY FELL OFF. THIS RIDE FREE FALLS NEARLY 400 FE AETT ABOUT 75 MILES PER HOUR ACCO
14-year-old dies after falling from ride at ICON Park
A 14-year-old boy has died after falling from the Free Fall ride at ICON Park in Orlando, according to the Orange County Sheriff’s Office.It happened around 11 p.m. on Thursday.The boy was taken to the Arnold Palmer Hospital, where he died from his injuries.”We operate the ride with all the safety precautions in mind. Everything is in place. And this is why we’re doing this investigation. We are working with those people investigating at this point,” said John Stine of The Slingshot Group which operates the ride. ICON Park’s Free Fall is the world’s tallest free-standing drop tower, and the ride reaches about 75 miles per hour. It is not clear at what point the boy fell from the ride.
ORLANDO, Fla. —
A 14-year-old boy has died after falling from the Free Fall ride at ICON Park in Orlando, according to the Orange County Sheriff’s Office.
It happened around 11 p.m. on Thursday.
The boy was taken to the Arnold Palmer Hospital, where he died from his injuries.
“We operate the ride with all the safety precautions in mind. Everything is in place. And this is why we’re doing this investigation. We are working with those people investigating at this point,” said John Stine of The Slingshot Group which operates the ride.
ICON Park’s Free Fall is the world’s tallest free-standing drop tower, and the ride reaches about 75 miles per hour. It is not clear at what point the boy fell from the ride.
>> WESH 2 NEWS STARTS NOW WITH BREAKING NEWS. JASON: THAT BREAKING NEWS IS IN ORLANDO. A TEENAGER HAS DIED AFTER FALLING OFF A RIDE AT ICON PK.AR>> THIS HAPPENED LATE LAST NHTIG ON THE FREE FALL RIDE. WESH 2’S ANIKA HOPE IS LIVE AT ICON PARK RIGHT NOW. ANIKA, WHAT CAN YOU TELL U JUST AFTER 11 LAST NIGHT ORANGE ANIKA: THERE ARE NO WORDSOR F THE YOUTH WHO FELL FROM THE RID THEY ARE STILL INVESTIGATING ALL OF THIS. JUST AFTER 11 LAST NIGHT, ORANGE , COUNTY DEPUTIES GOT TO THE PARK. AFTER PEOPLE SAID THAT A 14-YEAR-OLD BOY FELL FROM THE RI.DE THE SHERIFF’S OFFICE CONFIRMED THE BOY WAS TAKEN TO HOSPITAL. BUDIT D NOT SURVIVE. NOW INVESTIGATORS HAVE NOT GIVEN ANY MORE DETAILS YET WHY OR HOW THIS HORRIBLE TRAGEDY COULD HAPPEN. THEY HAVE NOT SAID AT WHAT POINT ON THE RIDE THE BOY FELL OFF. THIS RIDE FREE FALLS NEARLY 400 FE AETT ABOUT 75 MILES PER HOUR ACCO 14-year-old dies after falling from ride at ICON Park A 14-year-old boy has died after falling from the Free Fall ride at ICON Park in Orlando, according to the Orange County Sheriff’s Office.It happened around 11 p.m. on Thursday.The boy was taken to the Arnold Palmer Hospital, where he died from his injuries.”We operate the ride with all the safety precautions in mind. Everything is in place. And this is why we’re doing this investigation. We are working with those people investigating at this point,” said John Stine of The Slingshot Group which operates the ride. ICON Park’s Free Fall is the world’s tallest free-standing drop tower, and the ride reaches about 75 miles per hour. It is not clear at what point the boy fell from the ride. ORLANDO, Fla. —A 14-year-old boy has died after falling from the Free Fall ride at ICON Park in Orlando, according to the Orange County Sheriff’s Office.It happened around 11 p.m. on Thursday. The boy was taken to the Arnold Palmer Hospital, where he died from his injuries.”We operate the ride with all the safety precautions in mind. Everything is in place. And this is why we’re doing this investigation. We are working with those people investigating at this point,” said John Stine of The Slingshot Group which operates the ride. ICON Park’s Free Fall is the world’s tallest free-standing drop tower, and the ride reaches about 75 miles per hour. It is not clear at what point the boy fell from the ride.