Is it a possibility that initially it was engaged, almost by force because we can see that the shoulder area doesn’t look flush like with other riders, but if the green light was on to say the lock mechanism was engaged and the staff pulled on the harness and it was still locked in, could it have been like a cork in a champagne bottle that’s not fully 100% engaged and initially you don’t notice anything is wrong but slowly there’s a build up of pressure until it explodes? Ergo due to Tyre’s size and girth , it was a slow build up and half way through the ride up to the top and before the ride dropped , the harness came out of its locking safety mechanism because it eventually couldn’t hold any more because it was too much pressure on the locking mechanism and it exploded to the point where the safety locking mechanism disengaged ? I honestly can’t see the members of staff saying the green light was lit to say that he was buckled in, if it wasn’t because that’s electronic and more than likely there will be a computer trail of it plus I really can’t see that Tyre would not have told someone if his harness wasn’t engaged before the ride started to move . He wouldn’t have sat there and said nothing if he knew that the lock wasn’t engaged before the ride started surely ?
I think that we have to wait for all the facts first that the investigation reveals before we condem the young kids who are working on seating the customer and checking the locks and disembarking the customers as liars who didn’t do their job.
It’s exceptionally sad and the ride owners will more than likely have some culpability but I can’t fathom why Tyre would have gone on this ride when he knew throughout the whole day that he was unable to ride any of the others because of his size and yet he decided to give this one a try . Yes he was only 14 but there is also some personal responsibility too here alongside the responsibility of the ride operators and overall the owners etc
I for one will wait to see the full circumstances reported upon once a full investigation has taken place . RIP TYRE - heaven has gained another Angel far too soon x