Certified by the Guinness World Records as the world’s tallest, the slide is no stranger to controversy. Caleb Thomas Schwab, the son of Kansas State Rep. Scott Schwab, was killed Sunday while riding "Verruckt" at Schlitterbahn Waterpark in Kansas City. Alton Towers closes indefinitely due to lockdown despite planned Christmas events, Trump claims he's WON & Biden's 'stealing' election - but count isn't even over, LIVE updates - Trump demands count is STOPPED with race deadlocked, Pubs WILL be able to serve takeaway pints in lockdown with new legal loophole, I'm mortgage-free at 35 & once paid for a £1.2k supermarket shop with coupons, ©News Group Newspapers Limited in England No. Caleb, son of Republican state representative Scott Schwab, was killed when his raft became airborne over the slide's 50-foot hump and collided with a metal bar supporting a safety net above. 679215 Registered office: 1 London Bridge Street, London, SE1 9GF. In his ruling, Judge Robert Burns of Wyandotte County wrote that there was “illegal evidence that should not have been presented to the grand jury” and called into question videos and expert testimony presented to jurors. Do you have a story for The Sun Online news team? For other inquiries, Contact Us. Court documents also reveal that a team of experts who inspected the slide after Caleb's death found “physical evidence that indicated that other rafts had gone airborne and collided with the overhead hoops and netting before the fatality.”, An engineering firm hired to inspect the ride one week before its opening also issued a report that "guaranteed that rafts would occasionally go airborne in a manner that could severely injure or kill the occupants.”, Other footage taken during the ride's development shows Henry saying: "Every bit of advice we've been given from the brightest brains and the smartest engineers, mathematicians, just have not been correct.". China will celebrate national day marking the founding of the People's Republic of China on October 1st, The Glass Mountain Inn burns as the Glass Fire moves through the area in St. Helena, California. As his raft soared over the crest, Caleb was tossed towards the netting. However, after a redesign and more tests, Henry said the ride, although still dangerous, was safe: “it’s a safe dangerous now.”. No one had ever done anything like this before. News Corp is a network of leading companies in the worlds of diversified media, news, education, and information services. Updated: August 10, 2016 2:33 PM ET | Originally published: August 9, 2016 5:43 AM EDT, New Hampshire Towns Deliver First Election Day Results, Why Experts Aren't Worried About COVID-19 on Packaging, This Map Shows How America Voted in Every Election Since 1824, You can unsubscribe at any time. Please continue to respect all commenters and create constructive debates. “We are thankful for all the support and encouragement we’ve received,” she added. All Rights Reserved. Caleb Thomas Schwab, aged 10, died in a freak incident when he fell from the 168-foot-tall Verruckt ride at Schlitterbahn Waterpark in Kansas City. Footage in the documentary shows rafts filled with sand bags repeatedly becoming airborne during testing. Also indicted were Henry & Sons Construction Co and KC Waterpark Management, both affiliates of Schlitterbahn. 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. Are you sure you want to mark this comment as inappropriate? "Because we really didn't know whether we were going to survive it or not. The Verrückt water slide was demolished last year. Kansas law required parks like Schlitterbahn to inspect features of its rides like seatbelts, brakes, and safety barricades daily but, unlike other states, no state agencies did the inspections, they aren’t made public, and reports do not have to be turned over to the state. “We are obviously disappointed and respectfully disagree with the court’s decision,” the statement said, adding that prosecutors would “take a fresh look at the evidence and applicable law in this tragic and troubling case to determine the best course forward”. By signing up you are agreeing to our, U.S. Pedestrian Road Deaths Highest in 3 Decades: Report, Sign up to receive the top stories you need to know now on politics, health and more, © 2020 TIME USA, LLC. Burns also wrote that the jurors heard expert testimony that suggested, incorrectly, that the slide’s designers did not adhere to legal standards, and that the expert mentioned another, unrelated death at the Schlitterbahn park in Texas.
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