YK Osiris Offers To Cover Funeral Expenses For Teen Killed After Falling From A Ride At An Amusement Park

YK Osiris wants to help the family of 14-year-old Tyre Sampson, who died from an amusement park ride last week.

YK Osiris Reaches Out To Instagram Followers

After slipping out of his harness on the Orlando FreeFall ride, Tyre fell to his death at ICON Park. To connect with Sampson’s family, the ‘Worth It’ rapper wrote to his almost 3 million Instagram followers on (Mar 26).

“If anybody knows his family, tell them to DM me because I want to pay for his funeral cost,” YK wrote on his Instagram Story and a blog post.

YK Osiris posted on his Instagram Story asking his fans for Tyre Sampson’s family’s contact information. Image Source: ykosiris/Instagram

Moreover, the death of Sampson made headlines across the country. On Mar 24, the honor student and high school football player went to ICON Park in Orlando for spring break with his team. Sampson and his friends rode the FreeFall ride, which ascended 400 feet before launching 75 mph. A video that has become viral shows Sampson flying off of the ride during its descent. He’s also shown hitting the ground in front of stunned people.

Tyre’s Death Raises Some Questions

“He was panicking when he was going up,” Tyre’s father, Yarnell Sampson, told Fox35 Orlando. “When the ride took off, that’s when he was feeling uncomfortable. He was like, ‘What’s going on?’ That’s when he started freaking out, and he was explaining to his friend next to him, ‘I don’t know man. If I don’t make it down, please tell my Mom and Daddy I love them.’ For him to say something like that, he must have felt something.”