We are no longer accepting comments on this article. The only thing Sanford, a self-proclaimed adrenaline junkie, did know on this summer road trip was that Schlitterbahn Kansas City had an attraction no other water park could claim: the Verrckt, the tallest waterslide in the world. A witness to the tragic death of a 10-year-old boy on the world's tallest water slide in Kansas has revealed gruesome details of how the boy died. The 10-year-old son of a Kansas state lawmaker was decapitated Sunday in an accident on the world's tallest water slide at Schlitterbahn, a Kansas City waterpark, witnesses say. It sounds like either statements could be conjecture.. Even with the investigation into Schlitterbahn and Verrckt, and the larger questions surrounding safety regulation and oversight within the amusement-park industry, experts and lobbyists say that most rides are safe enough.In 2016, the most recent year from which data is available, 384 million guests experienced 1.7 billion rides at four hundred U.S. amusement parks without injury, according to the International Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions (IAAPA), the worlds largest trade association representing the global attractions industry. What better treat is there in this world than spending a steamy hot Sunday afternoon in August at a water park? In March 2018, a forty-seven-page indictment from a grand jury in Wyandotte County revealed, among other things, whistle-blower evidence of how Schlitterbahn officials allegedly covered up other safety-related incidents on Verrckt, and concluded that the slides lack of safety standards posed a substantial and unjustifiable risk of death or severe bodily harm. While it isnt unique for amusement parks to get sued for isolated incidents, the magnitude of the Schwab tragedy, and Schlitterbahns decorated profile, made the grand jurys findings of the water parks negligence that much more damning. Note: Details on Schwab's death may be disturbing to some. TWO teenagers have described the horrific moment they saw a trail of blood following Caleb Schwab's body down a waterslide - after he was tragically killed on the 168ft-high ride. One of its most popular attractions, 168-foot-tall Verruckt, which means 'insane' in German, opened in 2014. Schlitterbahn Waterpark Kansas City was a water park that opened on July 15, 2009 in Kansas City, Kansas. Meanwhile, an online fund has raised more than $25,000 to cover funeral expenses for the family. The two other women on the tide, who were not related to Caleb, were still strapped inside the raft with one nursing a broken jaw and another with a broken face bone,while the first seat in the raft was empty, likely to have been where Caleb was sitting. The Verruckt waterslide under construction on November 11, 2013. Brittany Hawkins, a twenty-year-old who had previously worked at the park as a lifeguard, had her strap come undone and came within inches of hoops and netting after her raft went airborne. As Michele Schwab, Caleb's mother, tried to get closer to see what was going on, a gentleman stopped her. Challenging the laws of physics, the slide presents a drop from seventeen stories high, hitting up to sixty-five miles per hour and often leaving people soaking wet, shaking with a mixture of raw excitement and genuine fear. When the group was over the weight limit, Jeffrey was relieved that he had an excuse not to go down Verrckt and hopped out of line. Not reporting injuries makes no sense to me. Boy, 12, dies on Verrckt slide at Schlitterbahn water park in KCK, http://www.kansascity.com/news/local/article94254507.html#storylink=cpy, http://www.usatoday.com/story/travel/destinations/2014/07/09/verruckt-water-slide-schlitterbahn-park/12411769/. She turned around to see what was happening. One by one, people visiting their spouses or children at the Overland Park cemetery come by the back corner of the burial ground to chat with me about anything, mainly the oppressive heat, their loved ones, and Caleb. In a January 25, 2019 court hearing, an attorney representing Henry & Sons Construction, Schlitterbahn's general contracting affiliate, argued that the evidence shown to the grand jurors was flimsy and inadmissable because it included clips from a scripted show highlighting the construction of the waterslide, the Kansas City Star reported. That should tell you something about how I felt about it.. (Brownback, now the U.S. ambassador for International Religious Freedom, declined to be interviewed.) An excerpt of a first person account of riding the Verruckt water slide for the first time published by the Associated Press gave an idea of how uniquely terrifying the water slide truly could be. According to the March indictment, at least thirteen nonfatal injuries suffered by guests who rode Verrckt were recorded in the 182 days the ride was open between 2014 and 2016, up to and including the day of Calebs death. Castaneda also said that he and his 14-year-old cousin had ridden the slide earlier that day and the teenager had told him that toward the end of the ride his velcro belt had come undone. Local media has since revealed the water slide involved in the incident had not been inspected by the state since it opened two years ago. Schlitterbahn has been sued three times since 2014 although never for the waterslide (file picture). 'All of the regulations are really done at the state and local level with respect to amusement parks and waterparks. But the death over the weekend of a Kansas state lawmaker's 10-year-old son on a waterslide billed as the world's largest is the latest example that dangers lurk in the appealing slides and wave pools. The lifeguard also said that Schlitterbahn had only a select group of more experienced employees present for the slides testing. Police have now released. There are two Bible verses on the back of Calebs headstone. On March 23, 2018, a grand jury issued an indictment against Schlitterbahn and Tyler Austin Miles, former director of operations, charging them with involuntary manslaughter, aggravated battery, aggravated child endangerment, and interference with law enforcement. Even with the slide finally down, a community that once looked to Schlitterbahn as a summer refuge remains shaken and searching for answers of what went wrong. They included a single count of involuntary manslaughter over the death of Caleb Schwab in 2016. David Alvey, the current mayor of Kansas City, Kansas, told KSHB that he still thinks Schlitterbahn has been a good investment for the area. The slide is 168 feet tall and has 264 stairs . And he just kept saying, No, trust me, you dont want to go any further, she recalled. The chute drops 168 feet, 7 inches, and the raft hits speeds of 60 to 70 mph. * It's for thrill seekers of the world, people into extreme adventure." *(bold emphasis mine) The netting on Schlitterbahn's Verruckt being removed by crews following on the ride death of 12yo boy. One is a line from John 3:16. Well have more details for you and we will share them, she said, but right now our focus is with the family.. Witnesses at the time said he went down the first drop, then flew out and hit the netting that enclosed the ride. I said, Its a speed blaster. Well, it didnt exist. Two horrified witnesses have spoken out about the gruesome scene when a boy was decapitated by the world's largest waterslide. With June 15, 2013, set as the deadline for the entire project, Henry and Schooley had put themselves in a tight spot. You read it quietly and are reminded again that Caleb Schwab should still be here. 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Witnesses have described the horrific scene as the 'worst day in my life'. Police have revealed that 10-year-old Caleb Schwab - who was involved in a fatal accident at Schlitterbahn Water Park in Kansas City on Sunday - died of a "neck . Ugh I can't even imagine that happening, thoughts out to the family and friends, especially to the other 2 that were on this ride when it happened. But, it's Twitter, so it's not that reliable. Our thoughts and prayers are with the family during this difficult time.. Kelsey Friedrichsen, a witness who was at the park at the time of the accident, told People; The Verruckt (which is German for "insane") water slide was promoted as the tallest water slide in the world when it opened in June. KANSAS CITY, Kansas -- A witness to the tragic death of a 10-year-old boy on the world's tallest water slide in Kansas has revealed gruesome details of how the boy died. 'Since the day he was born, he brought abundant joy to our family and all those he came in contact with,' the statement said. "We honestly dont know whats happened," Prosapio told the Kansas City Star. Courtesy of Schlitterbahn Waterparks and Resorts; Retouching: Will Herwig. Kansas City Police confirmed Caleb (pictured) had died from a 'fatal neck injury at the end of the ride', The youngster was just ten years old when he was killed in the horrific accident. The Red Cross offers tips specifically for water parks. Riders go down the worlds tallest water slide named Verruckt at Schlitterbahn Waterpark, in Kansas City, Kansas on July 9, 2014. Verruckt was certified as the world's tallest water slide by Guinness World Records the water park's website reportedly said riders had to be at least 54 inches (137 centimetres tall) to get on the slide. The collateral? RELATED: Gruesome details revealed in boy's water slide death at Kansas park. T he Schlitterbahn waterpark, in Kansas city - where Caleb Schwab tragically died on the Verruckt ride Sunday, has been sued three times for negligence since 2014. 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Kansas City Police have released more information about the tragic incident, saying the young boy suffered a "fatal neck injury at the end of the ride". Riders go down the slide in multi-person rafts. It is even a vapor that appears for a little time and then vanishes away. In an interview published in July 2018 with Texas Monthly, Henry refused to acknowledge that he could have designed something that would eventually kill Caleb. In 1979, years after buying Camp Landa along central Texass Comal River, the Henry family purchased the property next door and rebranded the resort into a four-slide water park. They said they did not know what had happened. The financial crisis of 2008 caused priorities to shift in many areas, including the amusement-park industry. In September 2005, the company announced plans for a park in Kansas City, Kansasits first water park outside the Lone Star State and the fourth of five current facilitieswith grandiose visions of building the kind of towering resort with hotels, cabins, and tree houses that would take Schlitterbahn to the next level. This content is imported from youTube. That poor boy had his whole life left to live. Its German name means insane.. Not too far away, Nathan Schwab was waiting at the bottom of the slide for his brother, Caleb, to come down Verrckt. (The same consultant would later advise Henry that the ride was unfinished and unsafe.) Two media sneak preview days in 2014 were cancelled because of problems with a conveyor system that hauls 100-pound rafts to the top of the slide. Storey added: The industrys long-standing safety record exists because safety is our top priority., A safety expert whos worked with Schooley and Henry says allegations of misconduct are baffling. And then I came back and told my brother and sister. The child was riding on the Verruckt water slide when he died. But even with bad knees, nothing was stopping the struggling Dueas from getting to the top. The park was hit with fines of $96,000 although they settled for $66,000. The ride was simply too fast. In March 2014, Linda Stomboly. The child who died was the oldest son of Kansas Rep. Scott Schwab, R-Olathe. Prosapio said during the news conference that the park's rides are inspected daily and inspected by an "outside party" before the start of each season. Henry later told Texas Monthly he was acting when he said those things in order to glamorize Verrckt, but at the time, he continued to glorify the ride's danger: Its complex, its fast, its mean. Local officials, media, and even Kansas governor Sam Brownback came to take part in the first rides. I just made it up on the spot, Henry recalled to Grantland. They dont even talk about it anymore, really, the young employee said to me, almost embarrassed. Other witness accounts stated the scale at the top of the slide was malfunctioning that day. This file photo shows Schlitterbahn's 168-foot-tall Verruckt speed slide/water coaster in Kansas City, Kansas, Caleb was understood to be sat at the front of the raft and was ejected as it hit the second drop (pictured) some 50ft from the ground. It was not immediately clear why as 12-year-old was on the slide. From the ninth floor of his office, staring at Verrckt was once inescapable: It [stood] as a monument to a murder.. As of now, it is unclear whether the park will open for the 2019 seasonseason passes were made available for Schlitterbahn's four Texas locations earlier this month, but not for Kansas City. "There was a woman being treated for some kind of injury on her face and head," witness Kelsey Friedrichsen, 27, told PEOPLE. Photo: David Strickland via AP. Caleb Schwab was killed going down the 168-foot-tall "Verruckt" ride at the Schlitterbahn water park in Kansas City, Kansas last August. "We don't have any news so far about our Kansas City park at the time," Prosapio told the Kansas City Star. If we actually knew how to do this, and it could be done that easily, it wouldnt be that spectacular, Schooley said at the time, according to the indictment. Caleb Schwab AP. There was a very strong majority of legislators from that part of the state who said Schlitterbahn would be responsible for their own safety measures.. Ride designer Jeff Henry looks over his creation, the worlds tallest waterslide named Verrckt at Schlitterbahn Waterpark, in Kansas City, Kan. July 9, 2014. When she said no, I said, Theres a first for everything.. 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Is that one of the ride boats to the right? Courtesy Schwab Family -- A 10-year-old boy who died on a water slide in Kansas City, Kansas, suffered a fatal neck injury, officials said, as a witness recounted the "horrific scene" and the "panic" that erupted in the wake of the incident last Sunday. Five defendants are charged in Schwab's death: Jeff Henry, John Schooley, Henry and Son's Construction, Tyler Miles and Schlitterbahn Water Park (KC Water Park Management Company). Are you a high school dropout? Esteban Castaneda, who was at the Kansas City waterpark, told ABC 7he heard loud booms coming from the ride before noticing a body wash down after a raft. Did Rupert Murdoch Blow Up Fox News's Defense? The poles holding the structure up were rusted, and the paint was chipping away. Henry is also facing separate charges for drug possession, including a felony count of possessing methamphetamine with the intent to distribute, and hiring someone for sex. People on reddit were being as you'd expect ("Omg so unsafe I'd never ride"), but there were a few people who said they were there and that there was blood everywhere. Prosapio could not say whether the boy fell from the 17-story ride and she could not even say what time Sunday afternoon the incident occurred. Riders go down the slide in multi-person rafts and have to be at last 54 inches tall, according to the park's website. 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This July I visited Schlitterbahn on the kind of blistering ninety-five-degree July day when you could easily bake chocolate chip cookies if you left the dough out in the sun. The ten-year-old was obeying all of the rider instructions given to him, but the raft that was carrying Schwab, Baetz, and Barnes allegedly had a propensity for going abnormally fast and going airborne more frequently than other rafts, according to an indictment that would be filed later. Without specifically mentioning water slides, Kansas statutes describe an 'amusement ride' as 'any mechanical or electrical device that carries or conveys passengers along, around or over a fixed or restricted route or course or within a defined area for the purpose of giving its passengers amusement, pleasure, thrills or excitement.'. In early 2017, Schwabs family settled with Schlitterbahn and other companies involved in their sons death for nearly twenty million dollars. On June 16, 2016, Norris JJ Groves, the owner of a towing company in neighboring Missouri, rode Verrckt with his wife and son, according to the indictment. How safe is your neighborhood? ", Joe Montana's 'The Drive' jersey sells for record $1.212 million, Jupiter and Venus appear to 'kiss' in the sky, FL Gov. Schlitterbahn in Kansas City has been sued for negligence at least three times all in 2014 though none of those legal actions involved the waterslide. Given that safety is our first priority we have closed our Kansas City park and have closed the ride pending a full investigation. The canopy at the top of the ride was long gone. While Henry and Schooley stood on an elevated platform between the slides main descent and second hill that day the slide opened, they watched as a raft lifted riders over the crest of Verrckts second hill. However, the particular ride that killed a 10-year old boy Sunday remains closed. The park had a lot of promise, but also a lot of issues, said an industry veteran who has developed water-park rides throughout the world, including with Henry and Schooley at Schlitterbahn Kansas City. That boat flew. A former lifeguard who spoke with Esquire saw firsthand the issues with not just the record-breaking slide, but also the work culture at the Kansas City park. Prosapio said Schlitterbahn does not expect any changes to the Kansas City park's season, which is set to open May 25 and run through Labor Day. During an October 2007 state legislature hearing, Kansas lawmakers pressed Mike Hutfles, a lobbyist with Schlitterbahn, on whether the company would be opposed to pursuing a requirement for safety inspections. And [the man] just shook his head. Tragically, 10-year-old Caleb Schwab's visit to Shlitterbahn Water Park in Kansas City ended horrifically on Sunday when he was killed on the Verruckt water slide. According to People . The Fire Department, of course, is here. 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