WTF Schlitterbahn: kid dies in ride by decapitation

[Blake]

"Police have revealed that 10-year-old*Caleb Schwab*– who was involved in a fatal accident at Schlitterbahn Water Park in Kansas City on Sunday –*died*of a "neck injury," PEOPLE confirms.*

Caleb was found dead at the bottom of the slide in the pool and police confirm to PEOPLE that he had been decapitated.*
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http://www.people.com/people/mobile/...023328,00.html

[Blake]

"We had many issues on the engineering side," Jeff Henry, Verruckt creator and Schlitterbahn co-owner told*USA Today. "A lot of our math was based on roller coasters at first, and that didn't translate to a water slide like this. No one had ever done anything like this before."*

However, Henry clarified that now that the ride is open, it still hazardous, but in the safest way.*

"It's dangerous, but it's a safe dangerous now," he added. "Schlitterbahn is a family water park, but this isn't a family ride. It's for thrill seekers of the world, people into extreme adventure."



Oh it's a safe dangerous

[DJR210]

"this isn't a family ride"

"raft sits 3 people"

[baseline bum]

I thought that was an Onion article by the quotes. What a piece of ride.

[DMX7]

"We had many issues on the engineering side," Jeff Henry, Verruckt creator and Schlitterbahn co-owner told*USA Today. "A lot of our math was based on roller coasters at first, and that didn't translate to a water slide like this. No one had ever done anything like this before."*

However, Henry clarified that now that the ride is open, it still hazardous, but in the safest way.*

"It's dangerous, but it's a safe dangerous now," he added. "Schlitterbahn is a family water park, but this isn't a family ride. It's for thrill seekers of the world, people into extreme adventure."

Oh it's a safe dangerous

lol, what a ridiculous statement. He makes it seem like the only issue here is that the ride was just too "extreme" for the little bugger... even though they let the kid on the ride.

[DeadlyDynasty]

lol

[RD2191]

Will only make the slide more popular.

[TDMVPDPOY]

whats the compensation? easy money

[Blake]

whats the compensation? easy money

It cost them more than an arm and a leg. I wouldn't call it easy money.

[Joseph Kony]

It cost them more than an arm and a leg. I wouldn't call it easy money.

had to throw a head in tbh

[.G.]

"His capa was detated." - Michael Scott

[Aztecfan03]

Another witness Esteban Castaneda told ABC News that he and his 14-year-old cousin had ridden the slide earlier that day and the teen told him that towards the end of the ride, the Velcro on her belt had come undone.

WHo the thought velcro was a good idea for seat belts?

[DJR210]

I thought that was an Onion article by the quotes. What a piece of ride.

They've known this ride was a piece of

[Chinook]

WHo the thought velcro was a good idea for seat belts?

Someone lost their head for a minute.

[Spur|n|Austin]

[unleashbaynes]

Anyone remember those old slides at the New Braunfels park? The ones where you had to lug a heavy yellow raft to the top of the tower and it just dropped you straight down? I'm surprised nobody ever died on those.

I think it was called the Schlittercoaster....

[DJR210]

Anyone remember those old slides at the New Braunfels park? The ones where you had to lug a heavy yellow raft to the top of the tower and it just dropped you straight down? I'm surprised nobody ever died on those.

I think it was called the Schlittercoaster....

Yeah, I remember lugging that up the stairs when I was like 12.. When the rollers first tilted and let you roll off onto the slide seemed like a potential problem, but I never heard anyone up and off themselves cause of it.. But then again the ride has been completely scrapped for something else

On one of the tube river rides, there's a fork in the slide where you have to choose to keep going on the ride, or you can exit and get dumped off in the river.. I always wondered if anyone got screwed over and dumped off into some rapids

[Blake]

Yeah that schlittercoaster was at the top of that building near the main entrance.

And yeah it sucked lugging that yellow board thing up a flight off stairs

[Blake]

Yeah, I remember lugging that up the stairs when I was like 12.. When the rollers first tilted and let you roll off onto the slide seemed like a potential problem, but I never heard anyone up and off themselves cause of it.. But then again the ride has been completely scrapped for something else

On one of the tube river rides, there's a fork in the slide where you have to choose to keep going on the ride, or you can exit and get dumped off in the river.. I always wondered if anyone got screwed over and dumped off into some rapids

And yeah, that fork into the river sucked too with that mile hike back to the park

[Chris]

the tercoaster

[Fabbs]

10-year-old Caleb Schwab is in heaven drinking chocolate milk, says friend
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/wo...-a7182856.html

[roninenix]

City officials asked the park to add a safety net over the slide. Kid flew off the raft at 65mph~ ish.Gis head flew off after his neck hit the safety railing holding the net in place.