Big Tick Death Video On Twitter- What Happened To The Young Athlete? Here are all the latest deets on the late athlete’s shocking death!
Big Tick was the nickname of a young athlete named Tyre Sampson.
Described as a “gentle giant” by his friends and family, his death has shocked and broken many hearts.
The kind Big Tick was on his way to a happy Spring Break until he suffered a deadly fall from a free-fall ride at Orlando’s ICON Park.
The news of his death has reached every nook and corner of the country as even notable personalities have reacted to the death.
Big Tick Death Video On Twitter- What Happened To The Young Athlete?
Big Tick’s death video has gone viral on Twitter and many other social media platforms. The young athlete’s tragic fate was captured on a video that has now grabbed national attention.
Big Tick fell off of a free-fall amusement park ride at Icon Plaza in Orlando, Florida. The incident happened just before 11 p.m.
The ride stands at 430 feet tall reaching about 75 miles per hour, making it the world’s tallest freestanding drop tower.
The ride was inaugurated late last year. It holds 30 passengers who are rotated around the tower and tilted towards the ground before entering free fall.
The “gentle giant,” Big Tick fell while seated on the free-fall tower seat. His death is one of the saddest death news worldwide at the moment.
Big Tick Family Details
Big Tick hailed from a family settled in Berkeley. His broken father Yarnell Sampson has stated that “his son was a fighter till the end.”
“And I just wish it never happened,” he said to News4, according to Fox8Live.
Tyre “Big Tick” was an 8th-grade student at a charter school called Career Academy. Sampson.
His parents are divorced as his father currently lives in Venice with Tyre’s stepmom. The late Tyre lived with his mother in Berkeley.
His father explained that his late son was 6 feet 5 inches, weighed 325 pounds at 14 years old. Tyre specialized in playing left tackle, a prime position in NFL while being mentored by an NFL mentor.
Moreover, his father Yarnell had made plans to put Tyre in a blue-chip camp this summer. Tyre had planned to attend East St. Louis High School in the fall.