ABC News talked with Esteban Castaneda, who witnessed the incident at the water park. Speaking anonymously, a source close to the inquiry confirmed the boy was decapitated. German for insane, Verrckt was designed to challenge the laws of physics. Despite the tragedy, visitor numbers were around average three days after, a spokesperson said on Wednesday. Castaneda said he noticed a lifeguard was trying to push the crowd back from the slide, but he continued to try to help because he thought there was someone lying face down in the water. KANSAS CITY, Mo. He described a horrific scene after the boy's death. (David Strickland via AP). Nathan went down the slide first and waited for Caleb at the bottom. The slide's name means "insane" in German. He described a horrific scene after the boy's death. We are obviously disappointed and respectfully disagree with the courts 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.. Quotes displayed in real-time or delayed by at least 15 minutes. KANSAS CITY, Kansas (WABC) -- 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. A showcase of cinematic short documentary films, curated by The Atlantic. Melissa Willets is a writer/blogger and a mom. The video was intended to show that the defendants had exhibited a reckless attitude toward the construction of the slide, Judge Burns wrote. But it didn't, so I worked there. Had he done it before, and alone? Henry faced a charge of second-degree murder. Riders go down the slide in multi-person rafts and have to be at last 54 inches tall, according to the park's website. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. I obviously recognize that the circumstances and events giving rise to these indictments are indisputably tragic, Judge Burns wrote. Criminal charges brought against him and others in connection with a fatal accident on the slide were dismissed on Friday. In the aftermath . The slide is 168 feet and has 264 stairs leading to the top -- taller than the Statue of Liberty. The lifeguard looked at me and assured me that its really not a big deal, she told Fox News. Police said Caleb suffered a fatal neck injury. 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. "I didn't think much about it," she said. Verruckt was certified as the world's tallest water slide by Guinness World Records. My first thought was that it must have been a freak accidentwhat a horrible, horrible story, Truesdell told me. KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) The young son of a Kansas state lawmaker died Sunday on a water slide that is billed as the world's largest, according to officials and the boy's family. Removal of the slide had been delayed pending the investigation and trial on the criminal charges, but last year a court gave approval for it to be demolished. The netting that ultimately ended up killing the child was added to prevent the rafts from flying off of the slide completely., In the film, Schooley speaks to a reporter after having tested the ride himself. Castaneda said two other woman were strapped into the raft, and the first position of the raft was empty. 2023 FOX News Network, LLC. As his raft soared over the crest, Caleb was tossed toward the netting. Market data provided by Factset. 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Riders climbed 264 steps to the top before sitting in a raft that plummeted and then soared over a crest on its way to a runoff pool at the bottom. In Touch Weekly is part of the a360media Entertainment Group.Copyright a360media 2023. Caleb Schwab, 10, died on the world's tallest water slide in Kansas City in August 2016 Credit: David Strickland 7 The water slide in Kansas City was billed as the world's tallest at. All Rights Reserved. Schlitterbahn corporation indicted in Kansas water slide death of 10-year-old. (They were also gunning for a Guinness World Record.) Castaneda said he had ridden the slide earlier in the day with his cousin's 14-year-old daughter. A memorial service will be held Friday afternoon, Sprague said. - Claiming corporate executives were rushed, careless and lacked expertise to design a thrill ride . Park-goers Jess Sanford and Melanie Gocke were on the Verrckt slide at the Schlitterbahn water park in Kansas City, Kan., earlier in the day before little Caleb Thomas Schwab was killed on. Conrad's wife snapped a photo at the end of the ride showing the strap missing, and Conrad didn't file a complaint with the park. Henry and Schooley were ultimately indicted on charges of aggravated battery, aggravated endangerment of a child, interference with law enforcement, and involuntary manslaughter. The slide is also inspected daily. They were not related to the boy. Cookies collect information about your preferences and your device and are used to make the site work as you expect it to, to understand how you interact with the site, and to show advertisements that are targeted to your interests. Jon Rust, a professor of textile engineering at North Carolina State University, said the material used on the straps, commonly called hook and loop, isn't designed to keep a person in the seat. Caleb Schwab was killed Sunday while zooming down the 168-ft.-tall Verruckt water slide at the Schlitterbahn water park in Kansas City, police said. Winter Prosapio, a spokeswoman for Schlitterbahn, said the company welcomed the decision. The slide is 168 feet and has 264 stairs leading to the top -- taller than the Statue of Liberty. It's important to point out that before riders (who must be at least 54 inches tall) board the raft, a park employee reads them a two-page safety warning. In considering whether those charges were appropriate, the judge agreed with defense attorneys that prosecutors had misled the grand jury by showing made-for-TV video footage for a Travel Channel show, "Xtreme Waterparks," which prosecutors used to allege a reckless attitude toward construction of Verrckt. The slide's name means "insane" in German. July 13 (UPI) --A judge has ruled a Kansas waterslide billed as the world's largest, where a boy was killed in 2016, will be demolished this summer.The 17-story Verruckt slide at Schlitterbahn . Multiple injuries were reported before his incident. Riders go down the slide in multi-person rafts and have to be at last 54 inches tall, according to the park's website. ABC's Elizabeth Hur has the latest on a pair of amusement park accidents. Copyright 2023 WABC-TV. Are Janelle, Christine and Meri Suing Kody Over Money From Coyote Pass? Caleb's parents, Scott and Michelle Schwab, said in a 2017 interview on Good Morning America that they had taken their four sons to the water park, and that Caleb and his then 12-year-old brother, Nathan, both went to the top of the 170-foot slide. Riders sit in multi-person rafts that begin with the steep drop, followed by a surge up a second hill before a 50-foot descent to a finishing pool. The Kansas waterslide on which a 10-year-old boy was decapitated two years ago will be demolished later this year, officials announced Thursday. 10 year old boy Caleb Schwab got decapitated by one of the biggest water slides called "Verrckt" in 2016. At 169 feet tall, Verrckt was the tallest waterslide in the world. She said the family rode Verruckt twice in one day a couple of weeks ago. ABC News talked with Esteban Castaneda, who. After a boy died while riding a nearly 170-foot-tall waterslide in Kansas in 2016, state attorneys brought criminal charges against operators and associates of the water park, accusing them of recklessness. All Rights Reserved. The story, it turned out, was one of gross negligence, lax state regulations, and the consequences of hubris. We noticed my friends harness was completely off and we overheard him yelling, you know, my harness is off and it had been off from the beginning of the ride, she said Wednesday morning. Police say Caleb Schwab was one of three passengers riding in a . Tragic child Caleb Schwab, 10, was the son of state Rep. Scott Schwab. The slide is 168-feet tall and has 264 stairs leading to the top -- taller than the Statue of Liberty. It's the scariest thing I've done.". Castaneda said he noticed a lifeguard was trying to push the crowd back from the slide, but he continued to try to help because he thought there was someone lying face down in the water. The corporation behind the Verruckt water slide in Kansas City and a former operations director who is being charged with manslaughter for the death of a 10-year-old boy did not have any proper . Last year Caleb's family was awarded nearly $20 million in settlement payments from two companies associated with Texas-based Schlitterbahn, along with the ride's general contractor, the raft manufacturer and a consultant on the slide, reports The Kansas City Star. The slide is 168 feet tall and has 264 stairs leading to the top - taller than the Statue of Liberty. After a boy died while riding a nearly 170-foot-tall waterslide in Kansas in 2016, state attorneys brought criminal charges against operators and associates of the water park . Instead, let's focus our efforts on thinking through all the ways to stay safe at amusement parks, in an effort to prevent anyone else from getting injured or worse in a place that is meant to inspire fun. Caleb Schwab, the son of a state lawmaker, sustained a fatal "neck injury" at around 2:30 p.m. while riding the 168-foot-tall "Verruckt" (meaning "insane" in German) water slide, the Associated. They were sending sandbags down and basically hoping that they didn't fly off of the slide. The slide's name means "insane" in German. I didn't understand what was going on so I only saw Caleb sliding down the last half of the slide, and then I saw the blood. 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A 10-YEAR-old boy was decapitated while riding a water slide in front of his horrified mom and brother in one of the US' worst theme park tragedies. As chance would have it, Schwabs father was a Kansas state representative. Witnesses have described the harrowing moments after a 10-year-old boy was decapitated while riding on the worlds biggest waterslide in Kansas while other riders have told of their safety straps also coming loose . An attorney for ride designer Schooley, Justin Johnston, told the Times: "We don't know what the future holds, but hope that with a fresh look at the evidence and law, the parties can find a way to put this matter behind them.". Many questions are, for now, left unanswered. We didnt know whether we had it figured out or not.. Did he enjoy extreme rides? This is likely where Caleb had been sitting. Caleb Schwab died while riding a water slide at the Schlitterbahn Water Park in Kansas City, police said. KANSAS CITY, Kan. 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. In a statement, she said "a limited portion" of the park will reopen at midday Wednesday. A promotional video about building the slide includes footage of two men riding a raft down a half size test model and going slightly airborne as it crests the top of the first big hill. Legal Statement. ", In a statement, Schlitterbahn officials said they "are deeply and intensely saddened for the Schwab family and all who were impacted by the tragic accident.". Copyright 2023 WABC-TV. In 2017, Calebs family received a settlement of nearly $20 million from Schlitterbahn and other companies involved in the slide, The Kansas City Star reported. The slide is 168 feet tall and has 264. The death of a 10-year-old Kansas boy who was decapitated in a 2016 water slide accident led to criminal charges of recklessness and second-degree murder against the owner, designers and builder of the slide, which was billed at the time as the world's tallest. On Monday, Jeffrey Henry, 62, co-owner of Schlitterbahn Waterpark in Kansas City, was arrested on charges of second-degree murder, aggravated battery and aggravated child endangerment stemming from the Aug. 7, 2016, death of Caleb Schwab on Verruckt. However, once the boys made it to the rafts, the operator informed the pair that they would not be Continue reading Brother Of Boy Decapitated On Kansas . The judge also sided with defense attorneys who complained that grand jurors were presented additional evidence that related to a death from a different Schlitterbahn waterpark, reports KMBC. Castaneda said two other women were strapped into the raft, and the first position of the raft was empty. 2 Castaneda, who said he hasn't been interviewed by police, said that he started running toward the slide, then heard a lifeguard yelling and a boy screaming hysterically. Erica Conrad, a season-pass holder, told "Fox & Friends" on Wednesday she witnessed her friends close call last summer when his straps busted off during the ride. Schlitterbahn allegedly buried or downplayed these reports. 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. August 9, 2016 5:21 PM EDT. Caleb, his parents and 3 brothers attended "elected officials day" at the water park on Sunday. The park was closed down after the incident Sunday and remained closed Monday. He was found dead at the bottom of the slide, and the two . Turn on desktop notifications for breaking stories about interest? Family pastor Clint Sprague told reporters today that Caleb "was an incredible young man" who was "full of life.". edit to add: From CNN's article - "Its height of 168 feet 7 inches is 5 feet taller than the previous record holder, a water slide at a Rio de Janeiro country . Boy dies on 'world's biggest waterslide' at Kansas park Water slide death: 10-year-old Caleb Schwab is in heaven drinking chocolate milk, says friend An investigation has been launched into. It was at that point that he noticed the boy appeared to have been decapitated. other recent tragedies are any indication. The person . All rights reserved. The Kansas Department of Labor provided a copy of an insurance company inspector's June 7 letter saying inspections had been completed on Wednesday. "[Nathan] was screaming, 'He flew from Verrckt, he flew Verrckt,'" Caleb's mother said. He described a horrific scene after the boy's death. They were accused of reckless behavior in the design, construction and operation of the Verrckt and faced various charges that included aggravated child endangerment and second-degree murder. In his ruling, the 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. Following the unspeakable accident, the park immediately shut down. It's too awful to even imagine, but now his parents, State Representative Scott Schwab and his wife Michele, are mourning the loss of their young son. Police and the Schlitterbahn WaterPark have yet to explain exactly how Caleb died on the 168-foot-tall ride, which the park said Tuesday would be closed for the remainder of the season. Kansas House Speaker Ray Merrick sent an email on Sunday to other members of the state legislature asking for their prayers for the Schwabs. ABC News talked with Esteban Castaneda, who witnessed the incident at the water park. "Before they took off I said, 'Brothers stick together' and [Caleb] said, 'I know, dad,'" Scott said. Caleb Schwab, 10, died in front of his family while riding a 168ft-high water slide in Kansas at Schlitterbahn Water Park. The park was closed down after the incident Sunday and remained closed Monday. "Since the day he was born, he brought abundant joy to our family and all those he came in contact with," he said. Verruckt was certified as the world's tallest water slide by Guinness World Records. A 12-year-old boy died Sunday, Aug. 7, 2016, on the Kansas water slide that is billed as the world's largest, according to officials. It also can get old and degrade with use. The Nebraska man said he "just held on," and a video shot by his wife shows the strap loose at the ride's end. His funeral is scheduled for Friday. His distraught little brother reportedly told Schlitterbahn WaterPark workers: I just saw my little brother die because of one of your attractions.. He rode the newly opened ride that day during an event at the waterpark for the families of elected officials, which included his father, former Kansas lawmaker Scott Schwab, who is now the Kansas secretary of state. Someone else who had ridden the Verrckt (which is named after the German word for "insane") earlier that day claims the Velcro on her seat belt came undone toward the end of the experience. On the day of Calebs accident, the Schwab family had been visiting the water park for Elected Official Day, an annual promotion from Schlitterbahn that offered free admission to Kansas elected officials and their families. People also reports the two women riding with Caleb, who were not related to him, suffered minor facial injuries. The Verrckt slide in Kansas is billed as the world's tallest water slide. . The Verruckt ride will remain closed while the accident is investigated; the rest of the park is tentatively scheduled to reopen on Wednesday. Reserved. An investigation has been launched into how the incident occurred on the "Verruckt" raft ride at the Kansas City attraction. Police confirmed to PEOPLE that he had been decapitated. That was really exciting because we truly didnt know whether we were going to survive it or not, he says. Ken Martin, a Richmond, Virginia-based amusement park safety consultant, questioned whether the straps were appropriate for what he called "nothing more than a roller coaster with water.". How a Freak Accident Happens. ABC News talked with Esteban Castaneda, who. No one had ever done anything like this before. In Touch Weekly has affiliate partnerships so we may receive compensation for some links to products and services. Getty/Files. The two women riding in the raft with Caleb suffered minor facial injuries. "It's an accident, but there is an accounting because someone was negligent," Caleb's father said on GMA. Castaneda said he had ridden the slide earlier in the day with his cousin's 14-year-old daughter. All Rights Another rider, Kenneth Conrad, told WDAF-TV that during his trip down the waterslide last year with a friend, the friend's shoulder strap came "completely off." Video: Murder charges are dismissed against owner of Kansas water park where 10-year-old boy was decapitated on 17-story slide GoPro footage shows the Schlitterbahn waterslide Verrckt that. We are thankful for all the support and encouragement weve received, she added. Truesdells chilling short documentary The Water Slide, premiering on The Atlantic today, uses news and promotional footage to depict the ill-conceived project and its tragic fallout. Apparently the owner specifically chose Kansas because they have no height restrictions for water slides. . And although the Schlitterbahn Water Park is for families, this ride in particular is meant to attract so-called "thrill-seekers. According to People magazine, police have confirmed the child suffered a neck injury and was decapitated. 1:32 Kansas lawmaker's son dies on 'world's tallest' water slide They also were charged with 17 other felonies, including aggravated battery and aggravated endangerment of a child counts tied. Miles, said there is no question that Fridays ruling about what occurred before the grand jury was correct and the judges reasoning legally sound.. Over two years after 10-year-old Caleb Schwab lost his life on the tallest waterslide in the world, the amusement park industry has yet to fully reckon with the . But once I took a closer look, I started to realize how complicated this story really was, and how this could have happened to anyone who went down that slide.. 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