Kansas Waterslide

In the years before he opened the world's tallest waterslide - a 17-story record-setter that towered over a Kansas amusement park - people in the industry called Jeff Henry a visionary.

The 10-year-old boy killed during a ride on the world's tallest waterslide was decapitated in the accident, a person familiar with the investigation said. Authorities have yet to explain how it happened.

The waters are shallow and lifeguards are seemingly everywhere at the proliferating number of water parks around the US 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 10-year-old son of a state lawmaker died of a neck injury while riding the world's tallest water slide in Kansas City, Kansas, police said on Monday.

A 10-year-old boy died Sunday in Kansas City, Kansas, on "Verruckt," which was billed as the world's tallest waterslide. Police said Monday that Caleb Schwab died of a neck injury, but officials have released no information about the cause of the accident. The Associated Press published the following first-person account of the ride on July 10, 201...

It was a warm day and Schlitterbahn Waterpark in Kansas City, Kan., was busy. But as Friedrichsen and Foster approached the slide Sunday afternoon, they began to sense something was wrong.

In the years before he opened the world's tallest waterslide - a 17-story record-setter that towered over a Kansas amusement park - people in the industry called Jeff Henry a visionary.

The 10-year-old boy killed during a ride on the world's tallest waterslide was decapitated in the accident, a person familiar with the investigation said. Authorities have yet to explain how it happened.

The waters are shallow and lifeguards are seemingly everywhere at the proliferating number of water parks around the US 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 10-year-old son of a state lawmaker died of a neck injury while riding the world's tallest water slide in Kansas City, Kansas, police said on Monday.

A 10-year-old boy died Sunday in Kansas City, Kansas, on "Verruckt," which was billed as the world's tallest waterslide. Police said Monday that Caleb Schwab died of a neck injury, but officials have released no information about the cause of the accident. The Associated Press published the following first-person account of the ride on July 10, 201...

It was a warm day and Schlitterbahn Waterpark in Kansas City, Kan., was busy. But as Friedrichsen and Foster approached the slide Sunday afternoon, they began to sense something was wrong.