and weighed 340 pounds. according to the ride s own manual the maximum weight limit is 287. free fall ride at the icon mark had only been open for four months billed as the tallest drop tower in the world. you ride to the top and drop fast at 75 miles per hour before a magnetic braking system stops you at the end. 430 feet tall. cell phone video taken the night it happened you could hear ride workers asking each other was he buckled in, was he buckled in? the employee responsible for the kid said he was. the ride s manual specifies quote be careful when seating large guests making sure they fit into the seats. if this is not so, do not let that person ride. the freefall ride has since been closed and remains closed indefinitely. dana. dana: phil keating, thank you for the update. terrible. sorry for the family to deal
orlando amusement park last thursday. let s get to phil keating live in miami with more on this. phil, good morning. good morning. the horrifying death of a florida boy. he indicate he was not buckled in and was 50 pounds heavier than the ride s weight limit. the slingshot free fall ride only opened in december. it is billed as the tallest drop tower in the world where you ride up to the top, then drop fast at 75 miles per hour before a magnetic braking system slows and stops you at the end. it is 430 feet tall. newly released 911 call a witness says the boy wasn t buckled in. as the thing went down the drop and when they got closer to the bottom when they hit the