It is even a vapor that appears for a little time and then vanishes away. In a statement Monday afternoon, Schlitterbahn said it was 'deeply and intensely saddened for the Schwab family and all who were impacted by the tragic accident.' He said that blood was spotted 'all over the slide' which had tarps thrown over it to cover it. Police have now released information about what caused the Schlitterbahn accident, but it can hardly offer any sort of relief to his poor parents. Attorney General Derek Schmidt's office did not immediately respond to phone calls and emails seeking further comment, details about Henry's arrest, or information about exactly what criminal charges he faces. 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. House Speaker Ray Merrick told the Kansas City Star that Schwab's family was 'the center of his world.'. The safety of our guests is a priority, so in addition to the safety and what happened on the ride, our staff are affected. Ride designer Jeff Henry looks over his creation, the worlds tallest waterslide named Verrckt at Schlitterbahn Waterpark, in Kansas City, Kan. July 9, 2014. In addition, the judge found that witnesses improperly testified about the 2013 death of a lifeguard at Schlitterbahn's South Padre Island water park in Texas, which he said would be inadmissible . Posted on January 13, 2020. 'Since the day he was born, he brought abundant joy to our family and all those he came in contact with,' the statement said. The exception essentially gave Schlitterbahn the right to self-regulate its safety and maintenance standards without strict oversight from the state. He was screaming,' she said. On its way up to the second hill of Verrckt, Raft B went airborne, colliding with a metal pole and netting meant to prevent riders from being thrown from the ride. Kansas City Police confirmed the boy had died froma 'fatal neck injury at the end of the ride, in the pool'. Water Slide Death | Women in Raft With Victim Speak Out ABC News 14.1M subscribers Subscribe 1.7M views 6 years ago Hannah Barnes and Matraca Baetz both suffered facial injuries during the. I could die going down this ride., Attorneys for Henry and Schooley did not respond to multiple interview requests. Margaret Studyvin, an administrative assistant with the department, said it wasn't clear when or if autopsy results would be made public. Witnesses have described the harrowing moments after a 10-year-old boy was decapitated while riding on the world's biggest waterslide in Kansas while other riders have told of their safety straps. 'There are no federal standards and so it really is up to the park operators, the manufacturers of the rides and the states to make sure this is a safe environment," said Deborah Hersman, president and CEO of the National Safety Council.'. 13 years later, he kidnapped 31 year old Kala Brown, keeping her chained to a wall inside a shipping container for 65 days. Now a waterslide taller than Niagara Falls had to be completed seven months later. 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. When Raul Dueas returned to Schlitterbahn for the first time since moving back to Kansas City from California, he thought Verrckt was too high. Not much released at the news conference, but I will be intrigued to find out after the investigation, exactly what happened. A growing segment of the industry has been municipal-run water parks, as cities and counties look to boost revenue from what their flat-water pools deliver. Riders go down the slide in multi-person rafts. There are no federal inspection laws for waterparks in the U.S., and inspections are handled on a state-by-state basis. Soon, Derek MacKay, an attorney representing Schlitterbahn, allegedly showed up to the lifeguards home and would later lie to both the lifeguards mother and the detective in an attempt to get a copy of the police report. When the raft pushed off, the seventy-three-pound Schwab was in the front seat.Sanford was eating a funnel cake with her back to the slide when she heard a noise, almost as if a ride had derailed. The blueprints for the once-projected $750 million development made the sprawling attraction look like something never before seen outside Disney, let alone at a water park. Per http://www.usatoday.com/story/travel/destinations/2014/07/09/verruckt-water-slide-schlitterbahn-park/12411769/ the age limit was removed years ago: The person who tweeted this IS a reporter for Fox 4 Kansas City. A funeral for Caleb is scheduled for Friday afternoon at Olathe's Life Mission Church, Kansas. Jeffrey Henry was arrested in connection with a Kansas criminal case arising from a 10-year-old boy's death on the world's largest waterslide. Kansas state Sen. Greg Smith, an Overland Park Republican, said that although state law doesn't specifically address waterslides, it's clear they 'would fall into that category.'. When the time came to finally open the slide in July 2014, the hype had hit a fever pitch, with favorable headlines and print, TV, and video pieces coming from the likes of the Today show, ABC News, USA Today, Grantland, the Kansas City Star, and others. The poles holding the structure up were rusted, and the paint was chipping away. If General Motors has a fatality, would we say that was a bad investment? he said. He said he had to grip the handles using his legs and told park staff what happened once he got down. Witness accounts on social media stated the weight of the 2 adult women and the boy did not equal 400 pounds. Man, are they hitting that net up there? Henry asked Schooley, according to the indictment. 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. Four rides at the water park remained closed after regulators found that Schlitterbahn did not comply with new legislation implemented in response to Schwabs death. Instead, Prosapio offered a statement.The Verrckt accident was a terrible and tragic event and we cannot imagine the suffering that the victims and their families have endured, Prosapio said in an email. The ride was simply too fast. Courtesy of Schlitterbahn Waterparks and Resorts; Retouching: Will Herwig. Witnesses have described gruesome scenes at a Kansas theme park where a boy, 10, was decapitated when he flew off a waterslide and smashed into the safety net, Witnesses say Caleb flew off the ride at around 50ft from the ground and hit the netting, Kansas Police Department issued the above statement in response to the death of Caleb Schwab on the Verruckt Water slide, The height requirement to ride Verruckt is at least 54 inches tall and riders must be at least 14 years old, according to the park's website. The park, which had been open since 2009, was the first effort outside of Texas for Schlitterbahn, the family-run water-park dynasty thats become the worlds preeminent aquatic amusement giant, with its original park winning Best Waterpark in the World by Amusement Today for two consecutive decades. I always set out to break all the records, he reportedly told USA Today. Goldstein & Orr. As people continue to try to figure out how a ten-year-old boy lost his life going down the worlds tallest waterslide, Schlitterbahns leadership, as well as the employees responsible for the rides upkeep, have taken the brunt of the blame. 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. Henry wanted to change that. The boy's body was covered up with a sheet. Timothy Bella is a staff writer and editor for the Washington Post, focusing on national news. Gocke said she saw Caleb falling down the slide, leaving a trail of blood behind him. Witnesses have described the horrific scene as the 'worst day in my life'. Caleb Schwab AP. August 7, 2016 in Theme Parks, Roller Coasters, & Donkeys! "The Sun", "Sun", "Sun Online" are registered trademarks or trade names of News Group Newspapers Limited. Here's a look at water parks, their safety and statistics: About 1,300 water parks operated in North America a year ago, up about 30 percent from a decade ago, according to the trade group World Waterpark Association. . The other is James 4:14. The Associated Press contributed to this story. And now, the Verrckt water slide at the Schlitterbahn Water Park in Kansas City, Kansas, is the site of a horrible accident, in which 10-year-old Caleb Schwab died Sunday. A former Schlitterbahn executive has been arrested and charged with involuntary manslaughter in connection with the 2016 death of Caleb Schwab on the Verruckt water slide. I have been very intimidated of this ride since I saw that video of the tests where the boats were flying to the moon. Neither Egan nor Dueas has been back since, but Dueas said he isnt opposed to it. He was found dead at the bottom of the slide, and the two women who were with him were treated for minor injuries. 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. Esteban Castaneda, who was at the waterpark at the time of the incident said there were several loud bangs that came from the ride before a body washed down the slide after a raft. Given that safety is our first priority we have closed our Kansas City park and have closed the ride pending a full investigation. You could tell where people hit it. State law leaves it to the Kansas Department of Labor to adopt rules and regulations relating to certification and inspection of rides, adding that an amusement ride at a permanent location 'shall be self-inspected by a qualified inspector at least every 12 months.'. The park's website touts the ride as the 'ultimate in water slide thrills,' subjecting 'adventure seekers' with a 'jaw dropping' 17-story drop, 'only to be blasted back up a second massive hill and then sent down yet another gut wrenching 50-foot drop.'. Though Hutfles said he had no problem with it, he said the company preferred to be granted a Disney exception, a clause Schlitterbahn had been operating under in Texas that allows for company inspection, in conjunction with the state.. 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Kansas City, Kansas -- A judge dismissed criminal charges Friday against a Kansas water park owner and the designer of a 17-story slide on which a 10-year-old boy was decapitated in 2016 . As the parks proliferate, concern has grown about the risks present even when most of the water is shallower than 3 feet - people who aren't good swimmers, especially young children, mixed with the unexpected hit of waves and falls that can lead to concussions or even drownings. Calebs parents, Kansas State legislator Scott Schwab and his wife, Michele, released a statement on Sunday night remembering their freckle-faced little boy. The Wyandotte County coroner's office began a post-mortem examination on Monday. THE10-year-old son of a Kansas lawmaker was decapitated while riding on one of the world's tallest waterslides, horrified witnesses have said. The slide will be closed pending a full investigation. It also had aminimum height of 54 inches and a combined weight of all riders in the raft to be between 400 and 550 pounds. The boy was decapitated after the raft on which he was riding went airborne. The boy's family had reached a settlement with . The indictment says a video shows Caleb was following all rider instructions when he died. (The same consultant would later advise Henry that the ride was unfinished and unsafe.) But that wasnt the only thing that unsettled her. And [the man] just shook his head. http://kcur.org/post/young-boy-dies-verr-ckt-worlds-tallest-water-slide-kck#stream/0. However, the particular ride that killed a 10-year old boy Sunday remains closed. Meanwhile, the Kansas Schlitterbahn has been sued three times for negligence since 2014,although none were related to the Verrckt water slide,KCUR reports. Seems rather odd for something like this, especially if that is what contributed to this? The park was tentatively scheduled to reopen Wednesday, but 'Verruckt is closed,' according to the statement. 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. It is almost a concession that evidence they presented to the grand jury was improper.". 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. It's easy! Mayor Hinges on Voter Rolls, Preventing a Repeat of WWII-Era Imprisonment, Fox News Told Viewers What They Wanted to Hear. Its all over the damn thing. Henry entered a not guilty plea and rarely spoke during the hearing. Not too far away, Nathan Schwab was waiting at the bottom of the slide for his brother, Caleb, to come down Verrckt. Neither were related to Schwab, but his parents were with him at the park that day. Its dangerous, but its a safe dangerous now, Henry told USA Today in the lead-up to the opening. Theres a hole in our family, and were learning to live with that.. Independent Press Standards Organisation (IPSO). 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. Witnesses have described the gruesome scenes at a Kansas theme park where a boy, 10, was decapitated when he was thrown out of a waterslide's raft and into the safety netting above. "This is not something that we've experienced. Many lawmakers were at Schlitterbahn for Elected Official Day. "Thats why a full investigation is necessary. 'I saw his (Caleb's) brother. "It's dangerous, but it's a safe dangerous now," Henry said in 2014. Also from Twitter, witnesses are reporting that the harness system wasn't functioning properly prior to the accident. A final look from the front gate as a crane starts to dismantle the 17-story Verrckt waterslide on Tuesday, Oct. 30, 2018, in Kansas City, Kansas. Samantha Soper's head was whipped side to side like that of a rag doll on a raft that had been repaired with duct tape, causing the twenty-three-year-old to suffer from severe neck pain. The lifeguard, who spent four summers at Schlitterbahn Kansas City between 2011 and 2014, recounted an unstable work environment where misbehaving, immature, and inexperienced employees were kept on to fill the parks lifeguard quota, while adequate water and bathroom breaks were not always a given in the stifling summer days. The indictment against Miles and the park alleges that Verruckt met few, if any, industry standards and that Miles delayed or avoided necessary repairs, even after the ride's brake system failed. In fact, People reports that the initial opening date in 2014 was moved several times due to glitches with the ride. Caleb Schwab was killed going down the 168-foot-tall "Verruckt" ride at the Schlitterbahn water park in Kansas City, Kansas last August. There were also suggestions that the harness on the ride was not working properly. 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Instead of a classroom, Henry, whose first job was sweeping his familys resort for twenty-five cents an hour, grew obsessed with water and its possibilities as an engine of entertainment; by the time he was sixteen, hed build his first waterslide. In July 2015, one drowning and at least three near-drownings were reported at U.S. water parks. Castaneda's wife Leslie, told The Kansas City Star that she had seen the blood-streaked ride shortly after the horrific incident andCaleb's distraught family gathered nearby. Caleb Thomas Schwab, the son of a Kansas state legislator, was killed while riding the 168-foot-tall Verruckt ride atSchlitterbahn Waterpark - the world's tallest - on Sunday, August 7th. (Winter Prosapio, Schlitterbahns spokesperson, declined to comment on all of the above due to pending litigation. Roller coaster death tragedy. And then I came back and told my brother and sister. There were also suggestions that the harness on the raft was not working correctly. One little boy was screaming for help, Sanford remembered. A water park and a former employee have been indicted in the death of 10-year-old Caleb Schwab, who was decapitated while riding the Verrckt waterslide in 2016. "These are not the actions of someone who believed the ride to be dangerous. Because of how fast you go on that ride, it all kind of happened in a blink.. Castaneda said a lifeguard was trying to control the crowd as he tried to help but soon it seemed apparent that the boy had been decapitated. David Alvey, the current mayor of Kansas City, Kansas, told KSHB that he still thinks Schlitterbahn has been a good investment for the area. That poor boy had his whole life left to live. And after waiting about thirty minutes and walking 264 steps with Gocke and Gockes little sister, it was Sanfords turn to go down the slide named insane in German. But whatever legend the slide was building had been boarded up at eye level, with wood panels blocking the splash site where Schwab was supposed to come down safely. Just watching videos of this ride, thing looks crazy. 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). The magnitude of the project was not lost on at least one installer who had worked on fifteen to twenty projects for Schlitterbahn as part of Henry & Sons Construction, the general contractor owned by Henry that was put in charge of building Verrckt. Riders must be at least 54 inches tall and are supposed to be at least 14 years old. 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. (Baetz and Barnes, the two sisters who rode with. It was not immediately clear why as 12-year-old was on the slide. It varies, but Kansas statutes leave it to its Department of Labor to adopt rules and regulations relating to certification and inspection of rides, adding that an amusement ride at a permanent location 'shall be self-inspected by a qualified inspector at least every 12 months.'. 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. Tragic child Caleb Schwab, 10, was the son of state Rep. Scott Schwab. People stream into the Schlitterbahn Waterpark in Kansas City, Kan., on Wednesday, Aug. 10, 2016, as it re-opens three days after a 10-year-old boy died on the parks most noted attraction, the 17-story Verruckt slide. Either way, it's tragic. The Schlitterbahn waterpark, in Kansas city - where Caleb Schwab tragically died on theVerruckt ride Sunday, has been sued three times for negligence since 2014. From what I have read on Twitter it seems that a small child (12 years old) was decapitated while riding Verruckt. You need to be a member in order to leave a comment. Police said Caleb died from "a fatal neck injury." Another witness claimed that the child was decapitated . "We as a company and as a family will fight these allegations and have confidence that once the facts are presented it will be clear that what happened on the ride was an unforeseeable accident," she said in an emailed statement. 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. Winter Prosapio, spokesperson for Schlitterbahn, said the boy died on the Verruckt water slide, which is promoted as the worlds tallest water slide. Schlitterbahn is an important tourist attraction in our community, and we hope it remains open and a success, Taylor told Esquire. Investigators are treating the death as a 'civil matter' rather than a criminal incident, a police spokesman said Monday, as the park and Kansas authorities pressed to sort out what caused the tragedy. WARNING: The details in . "That was when my boyfriend said, 'I think there is someone else. No figures are available for overall water park injuries, but the Red Cross cited U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission estimates when it launched updated training efforts last year for lifeguards who work at water parks. The death seemed like an isolated accident until whistleblowers from Schlitterbahn revealed that experts . In April, EPR Properties, a Kansas real estate investment trust that holds the mortgage on Schlitterbahn Kansas City, warned investors that the criminal indictments might hurt the companys chances of paying back the $174.3 million on its loan. 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. Yikes that is awful. Holding on to a waterproof camera with his right hand, Dueas warily looked on at the Velcro straps, but there was no time to think about it. Henry's arrest follows a Kansas grand jury's indictment last week of the Schlitterbahn park in Kansas City, Kansas, and its former operations director, Tyler Austin Miles, on 20 felony charges. NOW. We will see him another day.. 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