Boy Dies on Water Slide | Eyewitness Account

[@missdarkmonster]

FOR ANYONE WANTING THE FULL STORY: Before Caleb was on the ride, the riders before him claimed the seatbelts were having issues. The ride continued to run. Caleb and his older brother wanted to ride together but the weights combined were not enough. His older brother rode first and waited at the bottom for Caleb to come down. His seatbelt came loose and he flew out of the ride, hitting the steel beams that held up the safety netting and decapitated him (breaking his neck in the process obviously). His older brother witnessed it all and began breaking down in hysterics. Reportedly, he instantly began screaming at the workers blaming the ride and repeating that he had to watch his little brother die. Fellow riders rushed to help but there was nothing that could be done. Had the park shut down the ride when it began having issues like responsible parks should, this would have been avoided. All respect for the family, just wanted to clear up questions.

[@gladitsnotme]

And they reportedly got rid of the age requirement too. A 10 year old shouldn't have ever been allowed on. I heard the original age rule was 14 or 15.

[@alishamudassir9665]

Thank you

[@missdarkmonster]

jayhawk anonymous Feel free to research it yourself, you'll find I'm correct. This ride in particular has had issues with the seatbelts and dummies even flying out of the seats since it was established. Previous riders before Caleb DID complain about broken belts. I've yet to ride a ride that doesn't allow you to fix things until you meet the requirements. It's not "my" version, it's what's been reported by the staff (how caleb's brother reacted, how caleb flew out and how he died) It's also been confirmed how he died (decapitation) and witnesses have confirmed the stories as well. Way to get salty on youtube.

[@missdarkmonster]

jayhawk anonymous Sandbags are considered dummies. It's an object used to simulate a person. If it was due to overloading the raft, they wouldn't have flown out. If the raft was weighted properly, it would stay against the slide. You should really research my "random talking points" that are facts, not worthless rambling. You should really take care of that saltiness bro. There's no reason to be rude when it's a childs death we're talking about.

[@missdarkmonster]

jayhawk anonymous nobody died? Sure it was dealt with but its common knowledge to any thrill seeker that this ride has continued to have issues its entire run. All of which has video documented footage. This is a waste of my time. Condolences to the family of the child that DIED.

[@Julie86Mac]

Fatal neck wound? HE WAS DECAPITATED! Just freaking say it!

[@chanio3856]

Nostalgic Waves it wasn’t. His head actually injured other people when it was separated from his body

[@abigailprieto2749]

Chantae Iyanna wait:( so his head was OFF his body 😕

[@yanax1477]

Nostalgic Waves His head never fell. His face was mangled but his head was on. Internal decapitation. The story about the rolling head hitting people is fake attention hungry one.

[@tyler1775]

@@abigailprieto2749 no his neck just broke but still was held together the other guy is lying

[@EricH_1983]

At least it was quick..

[@stonecold293851]

The park is to open the next day. That’s pure disrespect

[@obi-wankenobi2579]

*Friendly reminder*: There is a rogue commentator who goes by the name of “Yancy Richards” who is constantly commenting on the supporting comments. He/she is trying to argue with those supporting this boy who was decapitated, and he/she does not believe he was decapitated. Yancy Richards still believes this is all a simulation and is placed here for a completely different reason. Please do not converse with this rogue maniac. Thank you.

[@brodypenn]

Obi-Wan Kenobi Ha I just saw her go off on someone. Thanks for bringing attention to it.

[@obi-wankenobi2579]

Brody Penn All good.

[@obi-wankenobi2579]

Also, Yancy has been changing his/her name a lot just to cover up in other videos. :)

[@Corrupted_Horror123]

@@obi-wankenobi2579 i just saw him/her arguing i was about to comment to him/her screaming at her/him because that's just pure disrespect

[@mam9048]

Decapitated. The poor boy was DECAPITATED. This is why i don't trust those damn crazy rides..and the people securing it along with it!

[@thelegend27isalive46]

Same

[@thelegend27isalive46]

Reminds me of Final Destination..

[@obi-wankenobi2579]

*Friendly reminder*: There is a rogue commentator who goes by the name of “Yancy Richards” who is constantly commenting on the supporting comments. He/she is trying to argue with those supporting this boy who was decapitated, and he/she does not believe he was decapitated. Yancy Richards still believes this is all a simulation and is placed here for a completely different reason. Please do not converse with this rogue maniac. Thank you.

[@GIVETHAT4ME]

@@obi-wankenobi2579 I mean it was 4 years ago, I don't think he or she is still commenting on comments that are present.

[@Unknown-lj2bu]

@ SAD - Check the reply section two comments above lol ... and apparently lol he/she (Yancy Richards / Seamus Dickey / iEclipse .... lol I guess this person has multiple accounts lol and what I can only assume to be way too much time on their hands) still is responding.

[@gamewiz1079]

Having worked at a water par for 2 years, I can say with knowledge that they didn't load the passengers correctly. 2 women behind him? It's should be heaviest in the back, lightest in the middle, and second heaviest in the front. Furthermore it is extremely important that to tube is properly inflated to prevent collapse

[@emmah9578]

See you should've been there when it occurred, not those idiots.

[@HazetheYoutubeChannel]

Why weren't you there?

[@gamewiz1079]

+Haze345 I don't live in Kansas I work at a different water park

[@elizabethlivingston6146]

I went on the same exact ride with my dad and some random guy. When we went on the ride I flew up a little but I had the straps on. I can see how he flew out of it, it the strap was broken on the time I went on it I would have flown out. I am very upset that the park was so careless. I'm praying for his family.

[@elizabethlivingston6146]

+jayhawk anonymous mine did not come undone, why am I supposed to report it being undone when it wasn't? I was saying that when I went down it I could tell that if it wasn't done I would definitely fly out, I was probably around 13 at the time and was the smallest. Are you saying I was supposed to make a false report? I am perfectly fine, nothing happened on the ride the time I went done.

[@icyminkah8391]

I went on this ride when I was 10 and at the same weight as him.. but they put him in the raft incorrectly, he should be in the middle with heavier people around him.. parks fault.

[@kimmylovesvintage3931]

it was actually not completly the parks fault. The two karens were making a scene about how heavy they were so they just decided to put them in the middle. But yes, it's also the parks fault for letting those karens have their way. I would've either said they couldn't ride if they were going to act up, or just sit in the front and don't make an argument.

[@blurr8138]

cant some people just accept that they weigh more than 10 year old boys?

[@obi-wankenobi2579]

*Friendly reminder*: There is a rogue commentator who goes by the name of “Yancy Richards” who is constantly commenting on the supporting comments. He/she is trying to argue with those supporting this boy who was decapitated, and he/she does not believe he was decapitated. Yancy Richards still believes this is all a simulation and is placed here for a completely different reason. Please do not converse with this rogue maniac. Thank you.

[@elissarose1794]

@@kimmylovesvintage3931 I also read somewhere that these two women lied about their weights.. one said she was 170 when she was actually 275.. ffs people are disgusting

[@nancydavis4618]

Totally agree….my friend rode it many times and never had trouble

[@P.B.Theriver]

400 lb MINIMUM. The boat usually travels around 70 mph but this time I believe it went much faster. Why? Because the boy was much lighter and was sitting in the front which allowed the nose of the boat to ride higher with less drag. Boats travel faster when the nose is up and there is less friction between the boat and the water. The ride is designed for a specific limit of weight, 400 lb minimum, but if the weight is not distributed correctly, the error will cause the boat to travel much faster and go air borne as it goes over the hump seen at 0:56. Proper weight and distribution of weight is critical for this ride.

[@P.B.Theriver]

The laws of motion and universal gravitation were around long before you, me, or this carnival ride ever existed.

[@P.B.Theriver]

Think again Poindexter

[@P.B.Theriver]

I'll provide credence when you provide credence.

[@P.B.Theriver]

Here ya go Poindexter, strap yourself in and prepare to be schooled. I hope you enjoy the ride: AERODYNAMIC FORCES When two solid objects interact in a mechanical process, forces are transmitted, or applied, at the point of contact. But when a solid object interacts with a fluid, things are more difficult to describe because the fluid can change its shape. For a solid body immersed in a fluid, the "point of contact" is every point on the surface of the body. The fluid can flow around the body and maintain physical contact at all points. The transmission, or application, of mechanical forces between a solid body and a fluid occurs at every point on the surface of the body. And the transmission occurs through the fluid pressure. Variation in Pressure The magnitude of the force acting over a small section of an object immersed in a fluid equals the pressure p times the area A of the section. A quick units check shows that: p * A = (force/area) * area = force As discussed on the fluid pressure slide, pressure is a scalar quantity related to the momentum of the molecules of a fluid. Since a force is a vector quantity, having both magnitude and direction, we must determine the direction of the pressure force. Pressure acts perpendicular (or normal) to the solid surface of an object. So the direction of the force on the small section of the object is along the normal to the surface. We denote this direction by the letter n. The normal direction changes from the front of the airfoil to the rear and from the top to the bottom. We indicate this variation on the figure by several small arrows pointing perpendicular to the surface and labeled with an n. To obtain the net mechanical force over the entire solid object, we must sum the contributions from all the small sections. Mathematically, the summation is indicated by the Greek letter sigma (The Greek letter sigma) The net aerodynamic force F is equal to the sum of the product of the pressure p times the incremental area delta A in the normal direction n. F = The Greek letter sigma p * n * delta A In the limit of infinitely small sections, this gives the integral of the pressure times the area around the closed surface. Using the symbol S dA for integration, we have: F = S (p * n) dA where the integral is taken all around the body. On the figure, that is why the integral sign has a circle through it. If the pressure on a closed surface is a constant, there is no net force produced because the summation of the directions of the normal adds up to zero. For every small section there is another small section whose normal points in exactly the opposite direction. F = S (p * n) dA = p * S n dA = 0 For a fluid in motion, the velocity has different values at different locations around the body. The local pressure is related to the local velocity, so the pressure also varies around the closed surface and a net force is produced. On the figure at the lower right, we show the variation of the pressure around the airfoil as obtained by a solution of the Euler equations. The blue line shows the variation from front to back on the lower surface, while the red line shows the variation from front to back on the upper surface, The black line gives the reference free stream pressure. Summing the pressure perpendicular to the surface times the area around the body produces a net force. F = S (p * n) dA Definitions of Lift and Drag Since the fluid is in motion, we can define a flow direction along the motion. The component of the net force perpendicular (or normal) to the flow direction is called the lift; the component of the net force along the flow direction is called the drag. These are definitions. In reality, there is a single, net, integrated force caused by the pressure variations along a body. This aerodynamic force acts through the average location of the pressure variation which is called the center of pressure. Velocity Distribution For an ideal fluid with no boundary layers, the surface of an object is a streamline. If the velocity is low, and no energy is added to the flow, we can use Bernoulli's equation along a streamline to determine the pressure distribution for a known velocity distribution. If boundary layers are present, things are a little more confusing, since the external flow responds to the edge of the boundary layer and the pressure on the surface is imposed from the edge of the boundary layer. If the boundary layer separates from the surface, it gets even more confusing. How do we determine the velocity distribution around a body? Specifying the velocity is the source of error in two of the more popular incorrect theories of lift. To correctly determine the velocity distribution, we have to solve equations expressing a conservation of mass, momentum, and energy for the fluid passing the object. In some cases, we can solve simplified versions of the equations to determine the velocity and pressure. Summary To summarize, for any object immersed in a fluid, the mechanical forces are transmitted at every point on the surface of the body. The forces are transmitted through the pressure, which acts perpendicular to the surface. The net force can be found by integrating (or summing) the pressure times the area around the entire surface. For a moving flow, the pressure will vary from point to point because the velocity varies from point to point. For some simple flow problems, we can determine the pressure distribution (and the net force) if we know the velocity distribution by using Bernoulli's equation.

[@P.B.Theriver]

So according to you, anything copied and pasted is REGURGITATED COPIED AND PASTED BULLSHIT, right? Well here ya go Poindexter, read it and weep: none of this is of any significance to what is being reported. perhaps you should apply this mathematical commentary to where it's necessary. this is certainly not the place for you to copy and paste your google findings, masquerading as your own insight. not to say that any of this is unfounded in the sense that angular velocities don't exist. however, you have retreated in the fantastical world of reverse engineered "explanations" to attempt to validate this story that is completely contrived and goes against literally everything that common sense stands for. lets entertain your copy and paste acumen, see if you can google the "explanation" of HOW this person actually came out of their seat. you have less than 2 seconds worth of travel time to satisfy the action of a seat belt coming undone, a person being forcibly ejected from their seat, UPWARDS, in such a manner that the body maintains literally ALL of its momentum to be then carried up the hill and down the slide, directly after the raft. remember, the body is going to be flopping around, hitting stuff, having its head ripped/torn/avulsed/severed/chopped/pulled off. you mean to tell me that its NOT getting tangled in the nylon netting that is not pulled completely tight across the supports? you mean to tell me that the distinct lack of clearance between the boat and the safety netting to allow a body to have its head ripped off is going to allow the boat to continue on, unabated and devoid of any blood? remember, there are no protrusions, bumps, obstacles or explosions that forcibly pushed the raft upwards perpendicular to its direction of travel. since that is not the case, what caused this person to be forcibly ejected from their seat? your regurgitated copy and paste bullshit SEEMS to hold water when you hit the search button and find your confirmation bias. what it also does is show how unable, or unwilling, you are to think for yourself. would it not make absolute sense, according to science and physics, that if he were indeed to become magically unrestrained by the seatbelt that he is not going to then start jumping and flopping around? would it not make sense this child would hold on for dear life to the HANDLES ON EACH SIDE as well as gripping as hard as he can into the area where your feet are used as leverage to hold you down? would it not make sense, according to the fucking math you attempt to use, that he would not randomly fall upwards while his momentum and the boat's momentum are carrying them downwards? would it not then make absolute, not-copy-and-paste sense, that if he were to fly out of his seat it would occur after the boat makes it's ascent to the second high point and then travels across the precipice? you know, his momentum would be tangental to the boat's direction of travel and since he is no longer restrained it would be perfectly logical that the point of separation would occur THERE and not randomly 50 feet from the bottom of the first drop, before angular momentum and vectors ACTUALLY come into play? in the immortal words of Brian Griffin: "are you sure it was a book you read? are you sure it wasn't NOTHING?"

[@nightrider3067]

So much talking and so little info

[@marli8907]

WTF? A little boy was decapitated and died on site...how did nobody die...?

[@rsar61]

Night Rider I agree but they gave more info than abc news, they only reported that the boy was killed and gave no further info as to what happened

[@rsar61]

Seamus Dickey you're obviously a troll to say that

[@damien1781]

Seamus Dickey having simple comprehension issues ?

[@jaelii]

Seamus Dickey bruh that ten yr old was decapitated!

[@mikeyd946]

There’s nothing they could do because he was decapitated. The boat went airborne and hit the net killing him. So tragic and sad

[@xxbreebee97xx86]

Mikey D Well for starters they could have asked him to wait until there were passengers that, with all 3 combined weights, actually MET the minim weight requirement, put caleb in the middle rather than the front while the 2 heaviest were in the back, shut down the ride for inspection since there were reports from earlier that day that the seatbelts were malfunctioning..there is a LOT that could have been done should have been done but a 70 mph ride, a 10 year old boy, a minimum weight requirement not met (the weight of all 3 riders were not a minimum of 400lbs which the ride required per coaster car), park owners paying someone not familiar with physics to build this ride for a cheaper price, and incompetent ride operators do NOT mix. Needless to say, his brother watched him die, his family went home incomplete and because of that, the park was shut down, verrukt was taken down and i think that is justice.

[@obi-wankenobi2579]

*Friendly reminder*: There is a rogue commentator who goes by the name of “Yancy Richards” who is constantly commenting on the supporting comments. He/she is trying to argue with those supporting this boy who was decapitated, and he/she does not believe he was decapitated. Yancy Richards still believes this is all a simulation and is placed here for a completely different reason. Please do not converse with this rogue maniac. Thank you.

[@YouTubeExplore777]

He was the only one in his own ride?

[@shrimpbean]

@@KZbinExplore777 there were to women too

[@jakeplumber1373]

His seatbelt came loose

[@marli8907]

You NEVER put the lightest person in the front. They loaded this ride very incorrectly. (My mother and father almost crushed me to death as a child on a log flume because they were loaded behind me. I had the wind knocked out of me, and I was terrified of those rides for years). Plus, they didn't mention in this but you had to be a minimum age of 14 to ride, and he was 10. The safety netting is only at the top, not all the way down. And there was some question about the weights of the women. Had to be at least 400 lbs but not over 525, and the weights of the two women and the boy added up to over 550. One of the two women was 275 lbs. She should've NEVER been on the same raft with a small boy....

[@ms.lisaharris307]

How does a 275 pond woman climb all those stairs!?

[@applesKIWISbananas]

@@ms.lisaharris307 *pound I'm nearly 240 pounds and can do double that. just because someone's heavy doesn't mean they aren't fit. Although you'd never catch me on that death trap

[@generalbilldog962]

AvalonBishop yes, it does mean you aren’t fit. You’re obese

[@K3vinK]

The safety net is at the top, and then also covering that second hill. Which is exactly where the accident happened.

[@sofie3994]

@@generalbilldog962 That does not mean people arent fit. Chill out

[@yellow2653]

I can see the blood.. this is just sick. Condolences to the family- nothing can ever take this back.

[@samchampion715]

Where

[@bubbles88sudss]

@@samchampion715 peep the slide at 55 seconds.

[@lgreygaming8061]

@@bubbles88sudss that part is just rust, you will see the blood at the bottom

[@suckmaballz257]

It’s rust

[@lovely5397]

@@suckmaballz257 that ride wasn’t old enough to be rust. I live in wyco where the park was. It was a very new ride

[@bubbletea3707]

It still haunts me seeing the blood on the slide to this day..my condolences to the family.

[@ScroomsTime]

where?

[@genshindinthewrongimpact9846]

@@ScroomsTime 0:03 i'm not sure where but I do see some red

[@mckennabrownn]

0:08

[@C-Here]

Same... 🥺😢😭

[@alexmd4452]

@@genshindinthewrongimpact9846 at 0:08

[@emmastevens6308]

He was decapitated!!! It wasn't his fault! They should have worked harder for their safety!!

[@Seekingtruth-mx3ur]

RIP Caleb. Sorry this happened to you. My condolences to the family.

[@devinmccauley7783]

This is one of the saddest things that could happen to a family. I hope they find comfort.

[@purple.requiem]

What about the boy himself?

[@devinmccauley7783]

@@purple.requiem what a dumbass comment

[@linkfromzelda1002]

They probably circumcised him so they didn’t care about him too much.

[@LingoLounge952]

​@@linkfromzelda1002Both of us would be wrong if I agreed with you 🤪

[@linkfromzelda1002]

@@LingoLounge952 Why did you reply three times and deleted the first two? Was this one the funniest?

[@emitindustries8304]

Poorly designed ride. Roller coasters have cars ATTACHED with wheels top and bottom of tracks. This one didn't, so the raft could fly up. A heavy metal harness holds riders in coasters, this had Velcro attached straps???Everyone who's ever used Velcro knows it doesn't last long, especially when wet. Safety netting needed to keep loose riders inside flume!! Big clue right there. And the SAFETY (?) netting held in place with rigid hoops?!? That completes the deadly design. And the failed trial runs, poorly trained attendants, and overall disregard of engineering experience. No wonder it'll cost them more than $20,000,000 to get out of this mess. More like $30,000,000+.

[@paulaprettypaula4213]

Its reported family settled on 20 million

[@jenniferdellacalce5617]

Exactly.The man jeff Henry who originally created the design had no background in engineering at all,his family just owned the park and the contractor he hired to construct the slide even told him it wasn't finished to specifications and was unsafe to ride.Henry gave the green light on it anyway all because he wanted to do was make a deadline & get on the travel channels show for the most extreme water parks and wanted verruct to be # 1.It ended up #1,but at the cost of a young boys life?The amount of negligence by the rides designers is absolutely despicable & I hope jeff Henry gets a life sentence for it.You could read the full article about this on esquire.Tragic preventable tragedy.

[@tentaclearms7317]

This is some final destination shiz

[@Joshadowolf]

Acidic Artist IKR. That’s scary.

[@VipericVampire]

stop making light of the situation with jokes you filthy stoner

[@jomuffins6551]

@@VipericVampire dark humor

[@thelegend27isalive46]

So true. That's why I'm scared of extreme rides, it reminds me of that movie

[@dorismarvillarreal589]

The final destination is real its something the devil does and controls how ppl die

[@randijane9326]

people saying this was fake, I live near there and it wasn't fake, i know people who knew that little boy who got decapitated, this is real and it's sad. The water park is shut down now too.

[@aquastar4336]

Omg they just KEEP playing that same clip over and over... some girl screaming.

[@thesuperstarswebshow]

Yeah that drove me nuts

[@obi-wankenobi2579]

*Friendly reminder*: There is a rogue commentator who goes by the name of “Yancy Richards” who is constantly commenting on the supporting comments. He/she is trying to argue with those supporting this boy who was decapitated, and he/she does not believe he was decapitated. Yancy Richards still believes this is all a simulation and is placed here for a completely different reason. Please do not converse with this rogue maniac. Thank you.

[@wacky_duck1095]

@@obi-wankenobi2579 mind if I copy ur reply?

[@obi-wankenobi2579]

@@wacky_duck1095 Not at all. Do as you wish.

[@ThePerchance]

This water park looks low budget AF. No wonder. Senseless tragedy that could have been prevented. My heart goes out to his family.

[@moaski]

This story has been dramatically censored. Other new agencies are saying the seat belt came unbuckled, the boy flew into the safety netting and was partially decapitated.

[@sola_a]

wow 0.0 soo his head is.....

[@BobrLovr]

False eyewitness accounts happen you know the first story is usually wrong. He wasn't decapitated.

[@TheBlacksheep2020]

yes he was decapitated.

[@torakokoneko]

the seatbelt didn't have buckles. they were velcro.

[@moaski]

jayhawk anonymous Just curious... why you are so passionate on this story? Do you work at the water park?

[@k_odell]

I remember driving past that slide all the time. The first time we drive past it i wanted to go on it so badly. I asked my parents if I could go on it and they lied and said I had to be 18 to ride it. I’m so glad they did that now and realized the danger. Though I still wanted to go on it, I thought that since it was built by professionals it had to be safe. It was odd seeing that once lively park be demolished, every time you saw the park it would remind you of the incident that occurred there.

[@doxholiday1372]

Actually it was safe. That's why it operated for years prior to this. The problem was ride operators not following the safety protocols. The one actual flaw, the design of the enclosure, wouldn't have even been an issue if the ride's operators had followed minimum and maximum weight protocols, and seated riders properly according to size and weight. All that stuff about "footage of flying sandbags" during the testing phase is a smokescreen that has nothing to do with what happened. Of course rafts flew off during testing, they tried countless configurations to see what would happen, and made numerous changes to the ride's structure based on results.

[@ThaRedPitbull]

There was always something I didn't like about those slides.

[@MrSeanman30]

ThaRedPitbull-Mix always gave me a weird vibe just looking at it.

[@pebblesfranco4451]

Svbreezy25 true

[@lynnd.8893]

Svbreezy25 same

[@lanar3341]

I was just initially scared of water slides that went -down- altogether.

[@algunoscuenticos]

I'm not an expert in the matter, but I don't see the logic in having a second hill after that long and fast fall. For me a water slide so high should end always in flat with a little angle to decrease speed. With that second hill is so obvious that the thing (or a person) is going to jump, so obvious.

[@K3vinK]

Algunos Cuenticos correct. I remember seeing the TV episode on this ride, and I stated the same thing. Im no engineer, but some things are just common sense.

[@blurr8138]

the engineers that worked on the slide should be fired. i hope they were at least.

[@windsofmarchjourneyperrytr2823]

@@blurr8138 There WERE no engineers. Thus the accident. Look how odd it looks. Does not look legal.

[@obi-wankenobi2579]

*Friendly reminder*: There is a rogue commentator who goes by the name of “Yancy Richards” who is constantly commenting on the supporting comments. He/she is trying to argue with those supporting this boy who was decapitated, and he/she does not believe he was decapitated. Yancy Richards still believes this is all a simulation and is placed here for a completely different reason. Please do not converse with this rogue maniac. Thank you.

[@hypecacw]

You sound like no fun go read a book

[@eoniys2875]

His poor brother saw the whole incident, just watching and wishing to help. But not being to do anything is torture

[@B4konGMD]

RIP Caleb, a legend that never forgotten.

[@Uncle_Hargle]

The older brother actually was so traumatized that when he tried to tell everyone what he saw, he could barely speak, and the words he said were gibberish.

[@anuket1069]

That is so sad!😔

[@napz1k]

Hello everyone, I was at the water park when this happened. My brothers could have died from this. They where gonna go on it but my dad said no thank fully. I do dearly wish the family is ok and doing well.

[@maariyah1668]

I remember on a water slide the donuts were so big so I could easily fall through or off of it. I was very young and skinny so I was afraid and didn’t want to go on it. My cousins forced me and insisted so I tried it out. Now that I look back I think there should’ve been some age restrictions to that slide. When the slide was finished I landed in a dark pool and then fell off of my donut seat in to the pool. I started to drown because it was that type of water that looked shallow but was deep. I could swim but I started to drown because I hit my foot on a rock and it was bloody and hurt. The life guard was just starring at me in horror instead of doing her job and helping me! This other man came and saved me. He was not a life guard. I’ll always be grateful to that man. Im 17 now. He probably doesn’t remember me but I still remember how he looked. Nowadays I think they just hire any people to be life guards that don’t even know how to help.

[@ThatTrendHouse]

Dear Caleb, Hope you are happy were you are now, and can find peace in a much better place.

[@emilykaulback8317]

poor Caleb's family, it must be tough to live without him

[@luis56499]

boys named "Caleb" are dying too often

[@alicebengtsson4480]

Caleb bratayley and this boyboy

[@alicebengtsson4480]

*boy

[@Jay-cr6nt]

Fr 💔

[@emiliec4391]

Alice Bengtsson, no

[@gabrielleyap6985]

i was trying to NOT think about that but thanks for making that impossible :(

[@Blight6666]

Sad to see that this happened to a kid. Hope he rests in peace

[@paulbeaudry5791]

That situation still gives me chills. I felt really bad for him, not the way to leave this life. I hope when I'm about to re-enter the Kingdom I'm able to give him a hug, he deserves that much

[@puppyhowler]

i just realized that red stuff on the slide was blood...

[@DrewWestPress]

And the bottom… 😩😭

[@borderlinebaseball5852]

I played with this kid in Omaha Nebraska weeks before sad what happened it is even sadder we became friends during the Omaha tournament and now he is gone.

[@spacesoarer3627]

My dearest condolences go to Caleb's family. I'm deeply sorry for their loss. I hope that he is at peace now with God in heaven.🙏🌷

[@kstateman1493]

Being from Kansas I thought it was so cool to have the Worlds largest water slide here. But i knew it was too dangerous... The ride will more than likely be left towering over KCK for years to come without being used.

[@colterwhitten2879]

Samw

[@ej.24.19]

Seriously.. Yes Caleb died and its sad. My nephew is the cousin of both ladies who rode behind Caleb on the Ride and witnessed it all and who were also injured so be quiet and shut your trap.. They are still devastated today.

[@jessicar736]

MyLifeAsEli so what happened?? Was he decapitated?? 😱

[@ej.24.19]

Yes he was.

[@footba11fan41ife]

You my friend were absolutely correct

[@jady_vanity4015]

My heart just broke 💔🥺 Rest In Peace Caleb💜

[@sean2880]

“Minor face injuries” one girls jaw was broken and the other fractured eye.

[@kimiseul3306]

Isn't that hobi in ur pfp?

[@thatoneguy5244]

The fact that they said he died of a fatal "neck injury" is an understatement.

[@gabrielradovanovic5453]

Internal decapation is what happen not a actual head of body so pretty much his neck it a pole and his neck bones just fucking snapped in half

[@Lizestechreviews]

Ever since I went on this water slide at Breakers Water Park in Arizona where it was a pitch black narrow tube filled with water that went on for 40 seconds having gallons of water sprayed on my face I almost suffocated and it was probably the closest I ever came to dying in my life. I hate water slides but I’ll go on any roller coaster any day.

[@tweeze123]

That sounds scary

[@staigenerator2949]

Different country, went on a raft slide that I initially didn’t want to go on, for some reason my raft turned over and my head banged against a wall while I was in one enclosed part of it, which made me claustrophobic but I managed to walk away unscathed. Didn’t even mention it to anybody but it hurt all day and since then water slides give me the creeps

[@csprods7854]

This still haunts me to this day knowing that he died 6 to 7 years ago I remember I was at Wisconsin dells for like a week with my family and cousins and I remember I was pretty Young probably about the same age as he was I remember my mom telling us what happened that day. I couldn’t imagine what his brother saw that day or what everyone saw but it must have been terrible to see. Time goes by fast this feels like it happened a year ago or so. Rip Caleb 😢 everyone will always remember you especially your family and friends

[@amy-dm3fu]

there's no point in opening it again, i mean who the fuck is going to go on a waterslide that a boy got killed on. no thanks.

[@niniaslanadze8813]

R.I.P Little Man, You Are With God Now In Better Place. Prayers To His Family ❤️❤️❤️

[@tristenbrazeal1976]

Me and my family live in Kansas and we were going to go to the same Waterpark. My dad wanted to take us on that slide. Instead we went to six flags in St Louis. When my parents told me and my sister I thought they were joking. We could have gotten injured and traumatized. From what I have heard the body was all mangled. I met him once.

[@K3vinK]

His body came down the slide before his head did

[@uzmam2612]

Zimphire how do you know?

[@willy4348]

@@K3vinK his head was still attached

[@John-kv7jo]

It's a bit hard to help the boy when he was decapitated. RIP Caleb.

[@jennatalma-kelly1973]

I know how the family feels my brother died in a tragic water park accident he died from a fatal neck injury like Caleb RIP Caleb

[@asyn1x616]

Jenna Talma-kelly what omg no way man i know i am late but dude sorry for your loss man i cant imagine a family member dying. RIP

[@hockeytalkwithalek4988]

Sorry jenna

[@emototheextremo5571]

"People rushed to help" his head was separated from his body, how exactly do you "help" with that?

[@jojowalrus1453]

Decapitation means that the spinal cord is severed, but it doesn't always mean...you know...head separation. You could get decapitated but look outwardly like nothing that drastic is wrong from a distance.

[@dontwatchplzthanks]

It was internal

[@tripster9768]

They literally said in another news report that they saw his head come down the slide separate from his body

[@laurenswholesale]

@@dontwatchplzthanks too much blood to be internal

[@hvegaval]

Some sources states his head was only partially seperated.

[@matthewrobinson7584]

And this is why these types of water slides should have age restrictions

[@diamondcraft777]

For those wondering: the engineer of the slide had no college education on engineering. Therefore he was sentenced to a couple months to years in prison, after the accident. And the park was shut down.

[@lelanddupuy8296]

Lol wtf are you talking about

[@dantecavezza2323]

The park wasn’t shut down, it was just the slide 🛝

[@MelissaWickersham-k4o]

@@dantecavezza2323The park was permanently shut down and the slide was dismantled.

[@MelissaWickersham-k4o]

It’s true that Jeff Henry had no formal engineering education, but it is not true that he was actually sentenced to prison for this incident. In fact the case was thrown out due to prosecutorial misconduct. He did get in trouble for other unrelated crimes.

[@Alexhurtado042]

Why would they put the lowest weighing person in the front !!!! I won’t ever get over how stupid & negligent they were

[@allisonaliga4724]

Must be horror to his older brother seeing all that's happened to him....just imagine how he must've felt while seeing his brother that literally got decapitated...

[@Wumbonington]

*younger

[@prime4851]

@@Wumbonington it was his older brother

[@stella2428]

Caleb, Rest In Peace Employees, Rest In Paperwork

[@laurenswholesale]

No resting, just paperwork

[@Ava-on5ud]

Poor family :( keep them in our prayers

[@amymarley2985]

The sad thing is that the day after this accident happened, three girls go plummeting to the ground after a Ferris wheel cart tipped over :(

[@1L0V3CL0WNZ]

If I had to watch my brother die like that, I'd be hysterical too. I love my little bud, and knowing that someone had to go through that hurts me

[@aryannabaxter262]

I was there a week before this and almost rode this ride, but the line was insanely long. But I am so so thankful for that.

[@-vrtex-1966]

I have 4 boys and never took them to any park with crazy rides. They asked but eventually lost interest themselves.

[@mandymoore5774]

Just imagine being this kids brother! He’s actually sitting there watching his brother getting decapitated on some makeshift ride, has to run to his mother & doesn’t know what tf or how tf to tell her what just happen. “Giving hug”?!?!!! Thats extremely sad.

[@gizzyg512]

And his name was Caleb. Loved baseball. :/ Just like from bratayley

[@Lilymay829]

But yet he’s his own person, and lost his life. Do not compare them. Especially in such a tragedy like this.

[@obi-wankenobi2579]

*Friendly reminder*: There is a rogue commentator who goes by the name of “Yancy Richards” who is constantly commenting on the supporting comments. He/she is trying to argue with those supporting this boy who was decapitated, and he/she does not believe he was decapitated. Yancy Richards still believes this is all a simulation and is placed here for a completely different reason. Please do not converse with this rogue maniac. Thank you.

[@LingoLounge952]

He was decapitated stop denying the fact

[@susanpettitt713]

A handsome little man god bless the family from UK...............................

[@dennisgreen2237]

USA USA USA!!!!!!

[@WeirdLookinKSI]

Dennis Green FUCK AMERICA

[@K3vinK]

Lol... look at the angry xenophobe above.

[@glenistergrotj3022]

Imagine caring about money more than the safety of your ride’s occupants including children.

[@arionamiller7093]

Imagine what the other passengers with him had to WITNESS 💔 horrific

[@iamhappy679]

Rest in peace young man So sorry to his loved ones It’s a heart breaking story My respect goes out to his loved one. 🤍🕊

[@puuketo8315]

When I started working at a water park as a lifeguard, one of the first rules of dispatch with a 2+ person ride is that the heavier person sits in front. Everything that could go wrong, has went wrong in terms of human control

[@tanilaswartz6119]

I love the way she smile, it makes me sad that he died.

[@whiteronaldj90]

those slides are so fucking dangerous

[@Livy3363]

I remember when I was young I went to a water park in Florida and was on a ride but I nearly fell out when it turned around I’m so happy that my big brother was there since he was able to grab onto me but I don’t know what would have happened if he didn’t catch me. R.I.P

[@kyleighg5171]

He is in a better place now, Heaven. God bless him and his family.

[@entertainingshorts374]

i was there when this happened, i was a few slides over and heard screams. we ran up and saw his head and dead body. i’m still in therapy. i pray for the family everyday

[@darkside_teddy4150]

No you werent

[@sw3epey]

this was five years ago

[@tobi3532]

You're a liar. Get a life man

[@vixiria2534]

Can’t believe you made this up, this is such a fucking lie. Get a life for once will ya

[@est1989x]

So was his head completely separated from his body? Or was he partially decapitated? 😢

[@carmenalicea9089]

I don't risk unnecessarily, I always feel the worst is to survive an Incident. Look at all the factors before I ride anything. And when it comes to kids even more because you can't rewind, undo or deal when things go wrong. Things go wrong when everything should reasonably go right. So in these scenarios. No to any ride that isnt smooth or gentle on the body.

[@koolkidgamer4032]

0:08 is that the float he was on

[@Amber-md8ut]

Yeah it is. It’s really horrific because there’s blood on the slide too and it’s just so so horrid what happened to him.

[@meg6008]

I highly doubt that a 10 year old boy and 2 women would meet the required combined MINIMUM weight of 400 pounds, plus like everyone else is saying you put the lightest in the middle. Praying for his family during this difficult time😢

[@meg6008]

Gotcha! I just assumed since I am a grown adult and 3 of me does not weigh 400 pounds and that a child being much smaller wouldn't put the weight above that threshold. Now it's just a weight distribution issue, since they put the smallest in the front.

[@lambsaucesauce4679]

They fact there were helicopter shots of the slide with the boys blood on it was sad and desturbing

[@alradseltus]

Bless this poor childs family in this Horrible accident. People are asking if he was decapitated? I dont think his sweet little head was Literally severed due to the netting I believe this may have been Enternal Decapitation instead. ether way its just to sad & heart breaking for everyone who was there. My heart goes out to them today.

[@TheBlacksheep2020]

it was not internal decapitation, it was external. had family there that day and trust me it was a horrible site that will forever scar them.

[@TheBlacksheep2020]

jayhawk anonymous no, it's not bullshit. i get that you live 30 minutes from the park that you post on every video of this, but some of us live within minutes of the park and believe it or not, there is alot of people that were there and had friends and family there. i know you think you know everything on this but you do not know shit. and if you are ignorant enough to think he hit metal bars at 70 mph and had an "internal"decapitation then so be it. BYE!

[@apdroidgeek1737]

Logan Suttles the man says the head flew off

[@Onedayflu]

There are two police tarps at 0:07 .

[@perfectfae3534]

Logan Suttles Nope, he was decapitated.

[@josephpolacoff5671]

Park should've been shut down permanently.

[@bernadettepotenti301]

neck injury? he was decapitated

[@KemiEkong]

So sad RIP 🕊 Hope God sees you up there

[@foxeesh7560]

"Loved baseball and giving hugs":'(

[@trash-cq6lh]

Who else misses the other Caleb, Caleb Logan Leblanc? I miss him so bad I wish he could come to life again... RIP to both Calebs.

[@erringcapslol516]

So sorry for Caleb and his family he will be remembered 🙏 The people working there must have been idiots they basically broke every safety rules and had no common sense 🤬

[@RoganBits]

"Traumatic neck injury" is a weird way to say "beheaded"....

[@mr.potatopotato7128]

So sorry for that kid

[@Channel-ex7cq]

He loved giving hugs... 😭

[@Channel-ex7cq]

Xander Shrive no it said in the video

[@Channel-ex7cq]

Xander Shrive 1:44

[@euphrates1624]

*Raft flies off during test* Design team meeting oh let's make it less steep to make it more like a ramp!!! and add a net to keep all BODIES inside the ride! I have the BEST idea! how about we change the seatbelt from LOCK to VELCRO!!!!!! *everyone cheers* ...Idiots...

[@emilymelisa8564]

Seamus Dickey a kid died.. a kid. All because of the poorly thought out and rushed design, because of the lack of safety in the design of this, they made so many obvious mistakes and overlooked so many possible risks that should have never been overlooked. And you still have the decency to call out this very reasonable and correct comment as ignorant?

[@emilymelisa8564]

Catlisma yeah, can tell tbh

[@DarkKiller-0]

Yancy Richards you live by the “if I didn’t see i it didn’t happen” type of life style huh. I guess the 1980s didn’t happen either

[@kyrib4381]

@@yancyrichards2045 The people who spent time working on it didn't even know how it worked. Going through these comments I'm convinced you're the owner in disguise trying to desperately defend your park.

[@K3vinK]

Yancy Richards why are you so hell bent on making logically fallacious arguments? You really suck at this. Are you friends with, or part of anyone that owns this park? Because it looks like you are here for damage control. As your responses lean towards complete idiocy.

[@WaluigiLebron]

Could you imagine being the person on the same raft as that kid?

[@emilyfarfadet9131]

"it was just too late and nothing could be done"...yeah- no kidding....

[@peeper2070]

17 second unskippable ad- that’s a strange length.

[@thycooa]

This is why staff needs to pay more attention to guest concerns.

[@blackqweenmars]

At least he died doing some thing that he loved

[@minimuffin7399]

Oh my God. The blood on the slide breaks my heart

[@obi-wankenobi2579]

Mini Muffin Us it okay if you could put a time stamp? I’m trying to look for it. :( It’s a scary thing, really.

[@user-sn8ro8im1e]

@@obi-wankenobi2579 0:55

[@sealink129]

@@obi-wankenobi2579 also, 0:04 - 0:09.

[@Isabellaxoxo132]

He did not only have a broken neck, he was completely decapitated and his headless body was found at the bottom of the slide

[@zzthoj]

0:55 blood on the water slide

[@Laylatheeditorr]

New phobia unlocked: water slides

[@eldankdoge]

Imagine having fun in the pool while watching your brother going down the slide until the raft jumped up and a wire cut your brothers head clean off and the body and head slide down That would be a terrifying experience

[@SomieStuff]

R.I.P 10 year old boy 2006-2016

[@sloanchampion85]

so the test threw people out huh? well what Einstein said well let's open up for business! ! you have to ask if you have a ride with the threat of someone's head being decapitated isn't that a sign there may be a design flaw???????? money overides commonsense every time,those few dollars were worth more than a human life,looks like these people made that point without any questions

[@sloanchampion85]

The only thing that I despise about this...is that big foul mouth idiots like you can't make this comment to my face,your exposed as being someone who hides on the Internet and talks big,well it didn't look like their improvement made any difference did it,this shows how dumb you are....their design is flawed the only thing exposed is your a coward and the DESIGN was FLAWED

[@pr5030]

sad so stop

[@sloanchampion85]

jayhawk anonymous anytime you feel the need I'm available, you need to hit somebody feel free, I promise I won't run

[@pr5030]

I build

[@nebchic]

Misinformed. After initital tests, nothing got torn down and rebuilt. They added velcro straps and a cage around the slide. There was 0 tearing down and rebuilding of anything.

[@theprettyrecklesshalestorm4259]

Thats a steep incline for a rollercoaster, who the HELL decided that drop was a good idea for a waterslide and who the hell approved it?!