Defense attorneys argued the show was scripted for entertainment, showing flying boats. Witness Kelsey Friedrichse told PEOPLE thatshe and her boyfriend were on their way up the huge water slide when they saw crowds gathering at the bottom of the 168-foot ride. It was supposed to be just another summer day at the Kansas City water park until Jess Sanford and Melanie Gocke witnessed something that would be imprinted on their minds forever: the death of 10-year-old Caleb Thomas Schwab from a neck injury while riding the worlds tallest water slide. Kansas Senator David Haley has since demanded better regulation of amusement parks with it revealed theVerruckt ride had not been inspected by the state since it was opened. The ride, which is taller than both the Statue of Liberty and Niagra Falls, left even its creator terrified. There wasn't a lot of science or ride engineering involved in the testing and design, Truesdell said. The Kansas City Star reported the payout amount Thursday, saying it may be the biggest settlement of its kind in a wrongful death case involving a minor in Kansas or Missouri. The Verrckt Waterslide Accident at Schlitterbahn in Kansas City - The We pay for your stories! FOOTAGE of rafts flying off the world's tallest waterslide where a 10-year-old boy was killed has been revealed as safety concerns around the ride begin to surface. As investigators continue to look for answers, chilling new video has emerged - detailing the dangers of the world's tallest waterslide. In February, a judge dismissed the charges against Henry and Schooley. Young boy killed on world's tallest water slide in Kansas For further details of our complaints policy and to make a complaint please click this link: thesun.co.uk/editorial-complaints/, Footage of the rafts flying off the ride have been revealed as safety concerns over the water slide continue to mount, The creator of the ride admitted they had struggled to engineer the ride with test runs seeing the rafts catapult off the track, Caleb Schwab was killed when he went on the Verruckt ride, which has since been exposed as having serious safetyrisks, People who went on the Verruckt slide have revealed they were plagued by problems including their belts coming apart, Caleb Thomas Schwab was decapitated while on the ride with his family, including father and Kansas lawmaker Scott Schwab, devastated, The ride is the world's tallest water slide.
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