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Family and friends are mourning the death of a Georgia teen who died after an accident at an adventure park in Knoxville, Tennessee.
Channel 2's Matt Belanger obtained the police report that said Greg Horan, 18, was taking part in a ropes course at Ijams Nature Park's newly opened "canopy adventure course" on July 22.
Officials say Horan slipped off a suspended log, and ended up hanging from the log with his harness around his neck. His sister, who was on the Navitat Canopy Experience course with him, screamed for help.
By the time he was lowered to the ground, he was unresponsive. Emergency responders administered CPR and he was rushed to the University of Tennessee Medical Center.
Horan, a 2015 Lambert High School graduate, was in critical condition for a week until he died Wednesday at a Tennessee hospital.
Channel 2 Action News obtained a third-party inspection report that determined each piece of safety equipment Horan was wearing required standards. The accident may have exposed an "incompatibility" when the pieces are used together.
State inspectors in Tennessee suspended the newly-opened attraction's operating license.
The ropes course has been deemed "unsafe" and must remain closed until changes are made.
The park issued the following statement: "Navitat Canopy Adventures has released a statement expressing condolences to the Horan family. "We are devastated by this loss," the prepared release states. The Asheville-based company pledges its full cooperation in the investigation."
News 95.5/AM 750 WSB contributed to this report.
