Tragic Water Slide Accidents
Caleb Schwab died riding a 168ft-high water slide in Kansas, billed as the world’s tallest. Caleb 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.
Fatal Accidents at Water Parks
A 19-year-old girl died after hitting her head while on a water slide at Sun Splash Water Park in Mesa, Arizona.
Notable Incidents
On August 7, 2016, Caleb Schwab, the 10-year-old son of Kansas state representative Scott Schwab, died while riding Verrückt. The raft he was riding went airborne during the ascent of the second hump and impacted a metal support of the netting, decapitating him.
- There are no available national statistics for water park injuries. Common waterslide injuries include scrapes, hyperextensions, and dislocations, head injuries, cuts and lacerations, or water inhalation. In extreme situations, children may suffer fatalities in water slide accidents. Kilimanjaro in Barra Do Pirai, Brazil is the world’s tallest waterslide opened in 2002.
- Was Action Park still open? What is the deadliest water park in the world? Who died in the world’s largest water slide?
- How did the boy die on the water slide? Where is the world’s fastest water slide? Has anyone ever flown off a water slide? How common are waterslide accidents?
- Verruckt was certified as the world’s tallest waterslide by Guinness World Records. The tragedy happened on day the park offered lawmakers and other elected officials a buffet lunch, hot dogs, and hamburgers. The most serious pool slide injuries result from sliding headfirst down the slide into shallow water, leading to injury or death.
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