ABC News’ Linsey Davis sat down exclusively with Nekia Dodd to unpack the moment she learned of her son’s death and her fight to find those accountable.
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I'm so sorry for the family loss no words can take away there pain prayers for them all.
And….she encouraged the fatass to keep trying to get on other rides after he had been denied boarding on other rides. The blame isnt entiresly on the operators if he knew he was to big to get on other rides.
Peace. This is so heartbreaking. The Children and youth are being slaughtered daily. If not this, it's violence, abuse, neglect. I personally feel a strong sense that these type of thrill insane rides should not allow any youth on them . You must be 25 or older to ride as well as considering weight over and under, Proper clothing, no loose hair, jewelry, illness etc. In this case that ride should be taken down altogether and these insane rides thinking about it, honestly these rides are not meant for family theme parks. So many people are being traumatized daily. I pray they can go on in life and get support and win this case.
My prayers goes out to the family.
He was way over the weight limit. Whoever allowed him on the ride should be held liable.
I knew he had passed when he hit the ground.
What a horrific way to die. I hope and pray his spirit was saved before he felt any fear or pain. I'm afraid of heights and I cannot fathom the horror of that feeling. I can't even imagine. I pray they all gain some sort of peace.
God bless you and your family. Our family's heart aches for you. We will be praying.
He died because he was too fat and big for the ride. period. They should have never let him in the ride in the first place but he wanted to anyways.
My heart breaks, there's no words that can describe loosing a child. It's a a un describable pain. My prayers for this young man's family.
It sucks every other ride said he could'nt ride but that one did and he called his mom "There gonna let me ride there gonna let me ride" he was so happy to ride and now hes gone to soon
If this is to be prevented in the future, I think ride operators who use this type of harness will have to set a "size" limit on top of a height limit.
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My heart hurts so bad for the mother. I hope they get justice!! Rip young man! You did not deserve this!
My heart goes out to the family. Sending comfort and prayers. I hope they get justice for Tyre
Losing a child is absolutely shattering & life changing. Prayers to your family & the people that witness this
100% support this lawsuit. I pray she gets a resolution that can save other lives. This ride is terrifying and needs to be tore down if they're not willing to add seatbelts or something. I'd NEVER be flying around at that speed without a proper restraint.
Oh here comes the lawsuit
This has been hunting me ever since. Poor baby! God, please comfort this woman and give her peace.
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Sending prayers to her and the family. I hope they win in court. Justice for Tyre
Prayers to that boy and his family me and my daughter were playing mini golf right next to that ride that night it was horrible 🙠RIPðŸ™ÂÂ
The rider who visited the park a month prior to Tyre’s negligent death- the seat was not the issue.
That part should be left out.
Everybody who saw the video saw that his weight and height exceeded ride standards, he was not properly secured, the pull down bar was extremely ajar, and the operator blatantly fabricated the truth. Additionally he tampered with the seats security to allow Tyre accommodation. The only task to be completed that would have prevented this entire traumatic loss was: “You won’t fit in our seatbelt and it poses a threat to your safetyâ€ÂÂ
Negligence, not an accident.
I’m sorry
My God…this is heart breaking
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I feel like it was my son this happened too … I look at her son and I see my son . Heartbreaking ðŸ’â€Â
So so horrible, too big or not he should have been told. Let him be disappointed and alive. No one checked on this baby strap. They are responsible
YOU COULD HEAR THE BONES CRUSHING ON IMPACT HAHA