Schlitterbahn’s Tragic Slide (Details of fatal water slide accident.)
August 9, 2018 10:36 AM Subscribe
Jeff Henry often said that his goal in life was to make customers of his family’s legendary water parks happy... It was a beautiful vision. Until it went horribly wrong. It was a Sunday afternoon, August 7, 2016, the temperature a pleasant 78 degrees, as ten-year-old Caleb Schwab began the 264-step climb to the top of Verrückt, the world’s tallest waterslide, which loomed like a colossus over the forty-acre Schlitterbahn Waterpark in Kansas City. He had come to the park with his father, a state legislator, his mother, and three brothers. That day, Schlitterbahn was offering free admission to Kansas elected officials and their families, along with a buffet lunch. A free day at Schlitterbahn. What could be better?
Article gives specific information about the deadly water slide accident. Possibly upsetting. Especially regarding his family witnessing what happened as they waited for the victim at the end of the ride.
Article gives specific information about the deadly water slide accident. Possibly upsetting. Especially regarding his family witnessing what happened as they waited for the victim at the end of the ride.
This post was deleted for the following reason: Double. -- restless_nomad
I don't know that I'd describe a park that has safety violations on all rides and continues to injure guests, and a man with apparently no engineering or design credentials created and ride whose operation resulted in murder charges as "a tragedy," Skip Hollandsworth.
posted by the man of twists and turns at 10:48 AM on August 9, 2018
posted by the man of twists and turns at 10:48 AM on August 9, 2018
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