Six Flags says local ride made by manufacturer at center of fatal fall is safe, has been inspected

ATLANTA — Six Flags Over Georgia says it has inspected one of its rides following a deadly accident at an Orlando theme park.

Tyre Sampson, 14, fell from the “Free Fall” ride at ICON Park in Orlando on Thursday night and died.

Six Flags confirmed to Channel 2 Action News that the SkyScreamer was manufactured by the same company.

They said that even though it’s a swing ride, they still inspected it to be safe.

“Out of an abundance of caution, our engineers completed a thorough review of the attraction. It was determined to be safe and will remain operational,” Six Flags said in a statement.

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ICON Park, where Sampson was killed, said it is working with investigators. It also said Orlando FreeFall, which opened late last year, will be closed indefinitely.

Orlando FreeFall is said to be the world’s largest free-fall ride, towering 430 feet. It was last inspected in December.

Earlier this week, Dollywood announced it has closed its version of the ride “out of an abundance of caution” until more details into what happened in Orlando come to light.

Six Flag said its rides are consistently inspected.

“Our stringent safety program includes inspections from both internal and external ride experts. All of our rides receive annual maintenance and daily inspections by our trained maintenance professionals to ensure we continue to provide the highest standards of safety to our guests and employees.”

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