Who Is Stacie Martin? 14 Year Old Icon Park Free Fall Victim Identified

Who Is Stacie Martin? 14 Year Old Icon Park Free Fall Victim Identified

The amusement park became a nightmare for a 14-year-old boy who lost his life there. 

Tourism has been one of the revenue-generating sectors that every nation has realized. As a result, many man-made tourist attractions have been built, and amusement parks are one of them.

Who would not love to go to the amusement park, but Stacie Martin and his family might not have known that the place that is supposedly a fun place could be as horrible as death bed.

Who Is Stacie Martin? - 14-Year-Old Icon Park Free Fall Victim Identified

Stacie Martin had been identified as a 14-years-old boy who fell off the amusement ride at Icon Park. He was the free fall victim. The Orange County police said, he was rushed to the hospital but died from his injuries.

He fell out of 430 feet tower ride as he hit the ground at 75mph. It is not clear that the tower ride was authorized and met all the conditions and regulations required to operate it. 

Park employees said they thought it was a piece of the ride that fell off till they saw the body lying on the floor. This incident will make everyone aware, and hopefully, the operators become more careful and comply with all the safety precautions to avoid such awful accidents.

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Watch Stacie Martin Accident video on Twitter and Reddit

Yes, there is a video shared on Twitter and Reddit on how the accident happened. Here is the link to the video, however, we request you not to watch if you are weak-hearted, it might give you a nightmare. 

Usually, during such rides, people are being instructed how to seat and when to exit. However, there has been also a lack of safety rules, and these result in a deadly accidents. We can see in the video how he fell on the concrete ground.

The incident happened on Thursday in the heart of Orlando's tourist district. The amusement part ride was taller than the Statue of Liberty along a busy street. If he would have held on for a few seconds more, he could have landed safely. 

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