World's Tallest Water Slide Tragedy

A 10-year-old boy died in an accident on the Verruckt ride at a Kansas waterpark, prompting questions about the safety of extreme rides.

[@kroneyt1493]

"-suffering a fatal neck injury." That's a bit of an understatement considering he was *_decapitated._*

[@kap1526]

No he wasnt. His head didnt come separated from his body .

[@rettaine4562]

@@kap1526 he was decapitated internally

[@clarendai3785]

Edward Kaplan then how was there blood everywhere running down the slide and covering the other riders

[@PaulBadman981]

Rick Sanchez His brother wasn’t on the slide, stop spreading bullshit you moron.

[@butternutyeeetsbanana.-.5389]

KroneYT I’m sorry to ask this question but how does someone become decapitated from this slide particularly..

[@Kennas.wife0725]

That is no safety net. It grabbed the poor kids neck and decapitated him..

[@carolhill3861]

Human error

[@2joe555]

He glitched

[@edwarson8616]

@@2joe555 im ded

[@muffinmonster2634]

DOK3ZZ YT stop, right now isn’t the right time to troll

[@muffinmonster2634]

Apprixpa I guess so

[@lonelycoffee8374]

They say only one family was scarred? No, everyone who saw the kid die was scarred

[@zerozeroeszeroed]

Yeah, everyone had to see that kid go on the slide all happy and intact and come back to the ending with absolutely no head and laying in a pool of blood......

[@iluvj4yla]

@@zerozeroeszeroed not you lying, this isnt a joke.

[@zerozeroeszeroed]

Jayla Long ?

[@frqnkenst13n4x7]

@@iluvj4yla what? That wasn’t a lie wether eternally decapitated or just decapitated, people saw it and it wasn’t a pleasant.

[@btsismyoxyjin6577]

@@zerozeroeszeroed 😰

[@Ayr1n_0]

"Safety measures like netting" So basically a cheese grater

[@epicdumbgaming8943]

i would just make it an enclosed slide

[@bbinatl6291]

epicdumb gaming nope that would be worse

[@rey7662]

it wasn't even like a mesh net... it was tougher material...

[@1stdaughterofcain]

or just not make slides that tall

[@reignman965]

@@1stdaughterofcain its not the tall slide issue its the 2nd part to the slide where you go up then down again, with incorrect weight to keep it down it flies off the slide!

[@daisyemory]

imagine having to drive home without one of your children. i feel for this family

[@alysskennedy8661]

daisy vance couldn’t even imagine.

[@rebekahremp886]

That comment hit me

[@billnythehighestguy690]

If I was the dad id wanna kill the creators of the slide

[@equidaes]

J Magnums What?? LMAO

[@daisyemory]

J Magnums LMFAOO

[@markwilliamn221]

His 12 year old brother saw him without his head come down into the pool. That kid is scarred for life.

[@kassidy3727]

:c

[@rexellate]

Definitely. They're having such a fun time, everything was perfectly fine at the top...and that unexpected image at the bottom. Yikes.

[@nene2202]

Is this true!!!?

[@Light-vl6sr]

Rick Sanchez No! Are you out of your mind?!

[@annabelle287]

Light 58 actually I would also not to be morbid it’s just that I have a very medical and forensic mind so I find those things interesting (not in a creepy way)

[@nicolexx665]

The fact that she has to read 2 pages of safety regulations is a red flag right there.

[@dangerdoge4113]

No it isn't, it just means people need to follow the fucking rules

[@comradenb1261]

@@dangerdoge4113 It is a liability waiver. They aren't rules. If there are that many rules to ride a slide, there is clearly something not right about that slide.

[@dangerdoge4113]

@@comradenb1261 If there are tons of rules it means you follow them

[@comradenb1261]

@@dangerdoge4113 Do you seriously think someone is going to remember two pages of rules for a slide? It is a liability waver. Listen to the video again.

[@dangerdoge4113]

@@comradenb1261 There are rules for the slide. Just three. It's not that hard to follow three rules

[@AAA11546]

Why was a 10 year old allowed to go to the world's tallest waterpark ride in the first place??

[@royalbear4816]

Honestly

[@catiegaming6049]

He was probably tall enough to ride, the problem was that the girls and him didn't reach the weight limit so it flew up to much and killed him. So in the end it isn't the fault of the ride, it's the misuse of the controls.

[@lostar781]

Why does a water slide that tall exist?

[@muradsawalha3121]

@@lostar781 for fun. simple as that.

[@lostar781]

@@muradsawalha3121 sure, if the possibility of decapitation sounds fun to you.

[@kirbysthirdeye]

“fatal neck injury” the kid was decapitated bro not a neck injury

[@jackieblue1091]

Not necessarily. His spinal cord in his neck could've snapped.

[@jackieblue1091]

I take that back. Just saw the follow up video....the poor kid was decapitated.

[@andrewdaley3081]

@@jackieblue1091 thats bad poor parents. Andy England

[@dircseni]

It was internal. His head didnt actually seperate from the body

[@kirbysthirdeye]

Dirc Seni yes it did. it wasn’t internal there was blood going down the slide

[@emmabrady7685]

They’re really gonna show the reporter having a fun time going down the slide after the kid died on it??

[@iamnoone348]

That video was from 2014, when the slide first opened... while the accident happened in 2016.

[@annegachanja3468]

I was shocked too

[@MewsDabest]

I laughed so hard

[@brij5261]

@@MewsDabest you're pretty fucked up if at any point in this video you laughed

[@MewsDabest]

@@brij5261 I laughed at most of it, not at the kid tho other things like how they chose to set up the scenes and such

[@Laluan]

Safety belts 😂😂 As a engineer myself, that’s the stupidest solution I have ever seen in a water slide..

[@Sara-hj8en]

Why?

[@Shibagaesski]

Tex the design of the slide is stupid anyway, they should’ve considered people’s safety instead of making ‘The Worlds Tallest Slide’

[@cix9420]

@@Shibagaesski exactly imagine making a fucking slide where if you go up just a little too much you get internally decapitated, think about going on a slide where at any moment like a blink of an eye your just fucking gone. its a sad thought, and a scary one at that. WHY a metal gate roof? Really? I'm not even close to an engineer and that sounds like a recipe for disaster. Even if the kid didn't get decapitated he would die awhile after his head hit the top.

[@Chrryc0la]

Exactly cause if they are Buckeled to the raft if something were to happen they can’t get free easily ending in more deaths. I’m literally 12 and Ik that

[@cix9420]

@@Chrryc0la sorry, but im 12 and saying that you're 12 doesn't support your opinion one single fucking bit even though I agree with your opinion.

[@CoopyKat]

"Our thoughts and prayers are with the family......."

[@dawndefender]

Gotta get those profits, man

[@tahliakalahiki4354]

If they cared, they would've waited ten days, seeing as the boy was(and forever will be) ten years old.

[@soos4719]

But they closed the slide

[@adelaidedaducklord9048]

Actually they just closed the entire park and is now in dust as it should be

[@ItsAllWavyBaby]

That was so disgusting

[@kyal_plays6287]

For everyone who doesn’t understand.... it wasn’t a neck injury...... his head was completely separated from his body. I pray for this young boy and his family. I hope they can continue they’re life in happiness.

[@johnsonlive9173]

how do you know

[@biancatoscano2171]

Johnson Mendonca he was decapitated like the video said

[@defamber]

Kyal_plays I don’t get how a net can separate a head from a body but that is a TRAGIC horrible accident

[@noface____]

Amber Malik Vlogs the ride goes fast. I’m not surprised it happened

[@THISISLolesh]

@@defamber i think the net is held by metal arcs that he hit

[@nature598]

just seeing the red water makes my stomach drop

[@FlypyBird]

Where

[@collynmilutin5286]

@@FlypyBird after 1:06 you should start seeing it....its sickening....

[@FlypyBird]

@@collynmilutin5286 yes I didnt editted my comment but I noticed it after... I just had saw it and then tough "Wait is that blood ans not the slide painting"

[@flualprazolam]

michaela 13 want to cuddle?

[@gogyy_]

oh my god. I thought it was just like paint or something. that’s...

[@bradleyblake7588]

I'm seriously confused as to how they could open this ride after the safety tests had been performed. They literally had a safety test fail the day they opened the ride. The park should be held legally responsible for this. This is just tragic on so many levels. Its honestly a miracle someone hadn't died before that. This is the definition of criminal negligence.

[@Eddietheman07]

@Bradley Blake good question babe :)

[@portza6363]

@@Eddietheman07 w- what?

[@southernracing2468]

I rode it, that ride was wild and I only did it once

[@bradleyblake7588]

@@southernracing2468 If I had thought it was safe I would have rode it as well. Thankfully I never went there.

[@saxtonbird8371]

@@southernracing2468 bullshit

[@paigehart86]

Read on another post the boys head actually fractured the face of the lady sitting behind him when it came off. Absolutely horrific.

[@K3vinK]

I got some info on this. Those claiming it was an “internal injury” are wrong. Those claiming his head was “fully decapitated” are wrong too. The yellow tarp looking things on the slide where there is blood? He body isn’t under those. His body was covered by a white sheet next to the blue makeshift “fence” next to the slide. You can see part of the white sheet behind it.

[@wazemo2764]

@@K3vinK so how did he die

[@K3vinK]

A gaping neck wound it seems.

[@wazemo2764]

@@K3vinK this story makes me sick.

[@brandonfarley8279]

🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮

[@thinkforyourself1556]

That water park looks low budget af

[@cashschroeder464]

Its just the area around the slide

[@backwardmist2303]

Laura B it's the best water park what do you mean???

[@diggerfan9319]

Why is there a Schitterbahn outside of my home state of Texas? Is Schlitterbahn the next Six Flags?

[@eddycs195]

Not all, acqualandia at jesolo had the record of the tallest slide in the world for a lot of yoears and in that park nobody has been in a incedent

[@fargolargopants1694]

That whole area is low budget. I used to live about 10 minu away.

[@animeleek]

wait whats the point of the '' saftey net'' if its kills you ?!

[@Syclone0044]

The two park employees who constructed this had no actual engineering degrees or certifications. They just decided to build this. That was established in the court case. It was considered egregiously irresponsible to not have a real architect and engineer analyze and approve the design.

[@bentoyota64]

If there was no net you would fly off the bloody ride

[@DarkKiller-0]

Ben Baker first of all if you need a net on your slide that’s a red flag that the design of the slide is already dangerous. 2nd the net will kill you if your head gets anywhere near it considering you’re moving at 60+ miles an hour. Congratulations you didn’t fall of the ride but now you have no head.

[@punisherspirit1288]

@@bentoyota64 if it kills you then it serves absolutely no purpose of being there. You might can survive a plummet based on the circumstances, but if you lose your head from a safety net then... well you're dead.

[@mynamephwong5428]

@@punisherspirit1288 i definitely agree with you, but to play devil's advocate, perhaps there is slight chance it could save your life, where as if it wasn't there it would be certain death. who knows though, i don't really know what the ride was like, even had they had the right weight and height on that raft. Maybe it was flawed enough that it was certain death either way.

[@The_zenithgod]

2:57 opening was repeatedly delayed because designers we’re trying to fix flaws in the design? How about not building a fucking jump in the middle of the slide, did you think about that?

[@zachb1706]

It’s to slow down the riders while giving them some airtime, like what a rollercoaster does. Many accounts claim that the weight of the ladies and boy didn’t reach the 400lb minimum, obviously that’s in place to prevent this and if it was true then that’s why they hit the net

[@Ahex75]

@@zachb1706 that humb was one of the safety features as you said. Slows speed. 400 lb minimum sounds idiotic. Riders need to be overweight to meet that limit (if women and children rides it) and how many overweight man has enough stamina to climb up. Why didn't they add weight to the raft? In another video it sounded that they thought engineers are wrong and they did those sandbag tests.

[@IcarianGreenWings]

@@zachb1706 actually another error was that they put the boy in the front. That way the weight was unevenly shared on the raft and he flew up. He should have been in the middle between two women

[@zachb1706]

IcarianGreenWings he was in the middle.

[@K3vinK]

Zach B no he was not.

[@caitlyn6303]

That “netting” is more like dozens of sharp knifes! God this design was flawed, sad how easily this could have been prevented. Rest in peace Caleb.

[@bayliero7823]

Anyone just wanna stay with me at the kiddie pools 😰

[@marie.naturallysims2179]

After watching this and seeing the slide i was tricked to get on, at 4:09-I'm staying clear from all rides that I have a bad feeling about.

[@LuzMaria95]

Baylie Robertson I will

[@Zazkon08]

Ill stay with you ima scared :

[@johnvlogs5657]

Baylie Robertson no I drowned and died in the kiddie pool

[@clpuppylove3218]

I will. That ride is a no no it aint my friend. Kiddie pools sound better

[@ryanhartle5444]

I don’t think really tall water slides should exist

[@lizzytorane7687]

i think they should, but the owners should make sure that it is safe first.

[@lizzytorane7687]

attentionZ or atleast tell the boy that he did not meet the weight needed.

[@woffordwolf2071]

If there was no built in hill/ramp it wouldnt have happened.

[@woffordwolf2071]

@Dark Heart could you post a link for that?

[@uui219]

*if we abolished technology whenever a tragic accident happened, we'd literally have nothing. the problem wasn't that it was a really tall water slide, the problem was the design. they certainly were cheap and impatient and cut corners.*

[@darcyevansx]

this is so insensitive A LITTLE BOY LITERALLY DIED

[@darcyevansx]

Jordan Montgomery yes but the death was avoidable and that boy had such a long life to live

[@tahliakalahiki4354]

@@darcyevansx HA, apparently not!

[@darcyevansx]

Carl Ward ngl if he reached the height limit you’d let your kid go on the ride. it’s not the parents fault it’s the people who made it

[@comradenb1261]

How is it insensitive? It is good journalism.

[@comradenb1261]

@Carl Ward The parents are 100% not at fault. The park was supposed to keep it safe. People trust the engineers and regulations that protect them as they should, but that trust begins to fail as companies get to cut corners with less and less oversight.

[@simppolice4351]

When his brother saw his body and head not together omg He would be scarred for life

[@comradenb1261]

That didn't happen because he was in one piece.

[@simppolice4351]

@@comradenb1261 no I meant when he got decapitated aka his head disconnecting with his body and his head and body slid down then the pain his brother felt

[@comradenb1261]

@@simppolice4351 That did not happen. It was internal. Most decapitation does not result in complete removal.

[@simppolice4351]

@@comradenb1261 ok but are u sure it wasn’t a full decapitation to be honest I’m not sure it was full but are u sure it was not a full decapitation one of us could be wrong you? Me?

[@comradenb1261]

@@simppolice4351 I haven't seen any reliable sources either way, but everyone says it was internal, which would make the most sense given the circumstances. It is also your burden of proof when you make comments like that.

[@deenibeeniable]

I think I'll stick to the merry-go-round. Maybe bumper cars if I want to live on the edge.

[@1245que]

i am officially with you on this one. smh

[@MidosujiSen]

I honestly think I'm a little too crazy for going on the lazy river.

[@angiemitchell2748]

deenibeeniable that's true I do that now a whole lot safer I won't to live.

[@EllTheBob]

deenibeeniable when I learned that wooden coaster tracks bend when trains go by, I got scared. Help I’m scared

[@odetomeshe5888]

Soon there will be a story about a merry go round accident

[@LM-mr3fd]

Any ride that requires a 2 page liability clause/warning be read to each rider SHOULD NOT be in existence. Sounds like this was a tragic accident waiting to happen. So sad.

[@tina3038]

Exactly....I think my flight instinct would have not allowed me to go on this madness called an amusement ride ..but my heart goes out to the parents that is so tragic to lose one's child.

[@LM-mr3fd]

I wonder how many people do end up changing their minds? It is interesting to me that they read it to you once you have already walked up the 264 steps and not before. I have a feeling that more people would decline going on the ride if the liability clause was read to them before they actually made the climb. I guess that the park only wants to take the time to read it to those that have already committed to going on it but I think that it would be a better idea if riders, or parents of riders, were given this info when they book the reservation times (you have to book a spot on the ride apparently). I see no reason why the park couldn't make the information available on a sign etc. or give out copies to those who have booked times.

[@hostilehippo2280]

Lisa Morrison They only read the liability to the first wave of riders, after that they dont read it anymore

[@stilawebb8635]

I have to disagree. Let people make choices, let them make dumb choices even. Freedom means allowing that some people won't survive the experience or will make really dumb choices. You can't have one without the other.

[@windsofmarchjourneyperrytr2823]

I'm *pretty damn sure* this would never hold up in court. :) It's like signing a document while drunk. It's invalid. You can't read a valid contract under those conditions.

[@sweeetgurl89]

“Human error” these people can’t just say that they were in the wrong.

[@olliegoria]

Ths ride was nothing but "human error".

[@andrescd9327]

But it was. The ride was not designed for a kid like him, apparently the ride administrator overlooked that and the kid died because of it. He was never meant to even be able to get in the ride.

[@tahliakalahiki4354]

@@andrescd9327 I remember hearing that he was in the front, he would've been fine in the middle.

[@dangerdoge4113]

This was C O M P L E T E L Y the fault of the people working the ride on the day of the accident. They're supposed to check the weight of every raft after everybody gets on. There is a built in scale on the top of the ride at the station. They're supposed to exchange riders with heavier ones and put the other riders back in the front of the line. They ignored the fact that these kids only probably weighed about 350 pounds together and let them go down anyways.

[@danarae9583]

That was hard to watch. I wish I could put my kids in a bubble without robbing them of life experience.

[@icebergrose8955]

Taking life risking thrills is not "an experience", it's stupidity.

[@dangerdoge4113]

@@icebergrose8955 Going on regular rides such as roller coasters is completely safe though, so no Karen, taking on a thrill isn't stupid

[@adriancole745]

@@icebergrose8955 I agree. There are so many fun things to do in life that are 10x safer.

[@slutzo]

imagine how much pain he was in while his neck was stuck in the net, being decapitated. he was only 10 years old. i am praying for his family.

[@accioyoongi]

sierra s you stay conscious for 15 seconds i believe after being decapitated. i don’t think he felt anything, just had to have the realization he’s not connected to his body anymore :(

[@FlypyBird]

@@accioyoongi well that sucks. Imagine you going on a water slide and then you just hit something and you just see your fucking headless body going down the slide.

[@rossanagarcia4650]

Flypy Bird id literally fucking go insane oh my god

[@haleyb.1341]

Flypy Bird I’m sorry but I just died laughing... I’m going to hell

[@WYGTYA]

Nebula Sky tf

[@katiesmith7747]

I live in Kansas and the actually story was he was decapitated because his seatbelt didn’t latch so he flew up, got his neck stuck in the net, and was decapitated. It was a huge tragedy to everyone in the area.

[@Sliceroni_]

I was there the same day it happened

[@SA-pj3fz]

Katie Smith It wasn’t the seatbelt, it was the weight distribution

[@Forgeries]

The parents of the kid basically forced their way to letting their kid go on even though the employees said there wasnt enough weight

[@hannahgarcia8645]

@@Forgeries Could you please leave an information source?

[@marko1216]

Uh But arent the seatbelt supposed not make him fly away?

[@remy_epic]

3:57 that clip was in almost every Try Not to Laugh videos. It's literally not funny. I feel bad for that man

[@CATSWITHKYLA]

Yeah I know. I have seen it. His name is David. This was not at a waterpark. It was a private rental property he was vacationing with Friends

[@lollipopjimin5066]

same like what's there to laugh about? -_- is other peoples' pains and injuries seemingly funny and a source of a good laugh for you? i get pissed off. it's so sad to see people laughing at the failures of others, tragic failures most importantly and on some videos in which they are talking about something serious, sick people use this as an opportunity to make stupid memes in the comment section and the amount of likes those comments have just proves that there's so many dumb asses out there who lack brains.

[@SapphireeCos]

@@lollipopjimin5066 true. Videos of people hurting themself are just disgusting. Weirdos that laugh about this.

[@maxdukhovskoy1406]

I actually don’t know why tntl include people getting hurt, I always feel bad for the victims

[@sc3neboi647]

“Over 4,200 people taken to emergency each year from water slides” Excuse me?

[@GlennaVan]

That's almost a hundred a week! That right there is enough to disallow them.

[@laggianput]

I'm almost certain that number is bullshit

[@keekeem9602]

I may not be a physics major, but that water slide NEVER looked safe due to the safety precautions such as the seat belts and the general physics of the slide.

[@sommerleelester]

keekee M every ride has a seat belt though .. but not all rides have a waiver like this one

[@mattk6101]

If you watch these hillbillies on their reality show, they said all of the mathematicians and engineers were wrong and in their own eyes they were right. You're definitely right in seeing how fucked this ride is. Look at that fucking angle on the hill. It looks like a fucking ramp. Bunch of dumbasses man

[@andygomez9807]

@@mattk6101 whats their names? I remember watching the show where this slide was being built. Fucking morons.....

[@ilhandaanish2381]

Dude I’m failing physics and even to me it doesn’t look safe

[@vicgamesvt9682]

I'm not even in highschool yet and the ride doesn't look safe it has a bump at the bottom which looks like it could be a ramp this ride was deffinalty not designed with physics in mind. At least it doesn't have a loop de loop

[@anamiranda2662]

I believe that rides that require a two page liability waver should bebanned.

[@takeadayofff]

I bebanned your comment.

[@Aj-me8mo]

takeadayofff lmao

[@drewbiddle6517]

Nah. Adults should be able to go off a netless crap shoot made out of rusty boards, with gasoline running down, keeping their rickshaw deadwood canoes afloat as they hurdle through a ring of fire, into a basin of pur Columbian cocaine. Do you know why? Because that's fucking freedom. It's your life. That's why there's a fucking dumb ass liability reading, when there need not be. The danger is obvious. The adult accepts it as a free person and does it. People die skydiving and cliff jumping etc all the time. Oh let's ban it now. Here's a thought, something dangerous, dont let fucking 9 year old children on it. Don't treat the entire population like God damn toddlers and start trying to coddle and save everyone from themselves. Your well intentioned but act for yourself and let others caution themselves. That's not freedom or good *it's bullshit.*

[@menosbbgirl]

Ana Miranda ya that's a really bad sign imo.

[@chicagonyke2356]

Y the hell is a 10 yr old being read an agreement form im glad this ride is shut down.

[@GayCorvidae69]

Honestly, this makes me scared to have kids. I wouldn’t wanna deny my kids a fun ride, but seeing all this and knowing the dangers behind them I would never wanna let my kid in one of these either due to the immense risk, like any amusement park with these kinds of things

[@dangerdoge4113]

"dangers behind them" This was C O M P L E T E L Y the fault of the people working the ride on the day of the accident. They're supposed to check the weight of every raft after everybody gets on. There is a built in scale on the top of the ride at the station. They're supposed to exchange riders with heavier ones and put the other riders back in the front of the line. They ignored the fact that these kids only probably weighed about 350 pounds together and let them go down anyways.

[@jungwonscactus9425]

@@dangerdoge4113 AND THEY DEADASS HAD SAFETY TRIALS. AND MOST OF THE TRIALS FAILED!!!! THE DAY THE OPENED THE FUCKING SLIDE THE LAST TRIAL FAILED!!!! Hell for everyone involved

[@savannah9134]

i took my nephews on a ride today and it was a rollercoaster slide with hills like this on a much smaller scale, I felt sick to my stomach bc the same netting was there and I could only imagine that happening to them

[@CRRNCRW]

Honestly, I, and many people I know, would love to have kids. But a lot of people don’t think of themselves first. I don’t think that I would ever have a child if I can’t even take care of myself.

[@BurningBlue2022]

Just seeing all that blood on the waterside is absolutely terrifying. It looks like a literal crime scene, and I can't imagine what the family saw when that poor boy was killed. Oh goodness, how much pain that poor kid felt before he died. I give my prayers out to the family, and I hope this boy is resting in peace

[@Sliceroni_]

That's rust

[@ajkon7081]

He wouldn’t have felt any pain. Decapitation is painless

[@Ali-gh6js]

⁠​⁠​⁠@@ajkon7081 It’s still gruesome and terrifying AND unfortunate that shouldn’t ever happen

[@ajkon7081]

@@Ali-gh6jsyes it is. It’s a horrible thing to happen

[@Smokie181]

"My kid can't swim but we're are going to a water park this weekend." _Intelligence decreases 8 points._

[@severalpeople1407]

caZ galAXy lessons.

[@jadenhalstead7290]

caZ galAXy then you don’t go swimming dumbass

[@oldbatwit5102]

He wasn't actually swimming, more like plummeting.

[@LuzMaria95]

Jeff W 🙄

[@peppapig8152]

caZ galAXy if you can’t go to lessons then go to a normal swimming pool and learn by ur fam

[@leviniahill454]

Head injury?? He was decapitated!! The others in the raft with him were injured too.

[@kassi3538]

Might be to graphic for them to say on daytime tv.

[@cameronlegree]

The person behind the boy suffered a fractured jaw from his head hitting her in the face. Such a tragedy

[@j__ck7562]

The blood on that slide...

[@dujuanaagnes]

Thank you for this response, I was puzzled as to how he was decapitated & no one else was injured from what took his life.. How is that even possible?! Sickening to think about, continuous prayers to the family..

[@biancatoscano2171]

DuJuana Codero the metal netting & hitting that at 70 mph, instant death so sad. Nobody should have to die that way

[@fourtunes9647]

"Put kids in life vests"... yup, thanks ABC, that's definitely going to save them from ripping their heads off

[@adamplentl5588]

"Fatal neck injury." That's one way to put it.

[@Demonetization_Symbol]

An understatement but still technically true.

[@kyoshi1869]

‘Fatal neck injury’ Bro he got decapitated..

[@ayden9003]

How do you know he got decapitated??

[@deathsparrow5679]

Qtdxn because he did? Literally everyone knows his head caught the net.

[@samu-chan]

same thing

[@llazyhoe]

ღ Qtdxn his head came off they said it

[@RaxenXP]

His head caught the net, he got caught, then he was decapitated

[@gissneric]

Disney, you can breathe now. This is way worse than your gator incident.

[@ItzArsenal402]

Too soon dude

[@amityruwe4610]

What's the gator incident?

[@yagunnersya9601]

+Amity Ruwe a young kid was eaten by a gator at Disney world while walking around a pond

[@ItzArsenal402]

+YaGunnersYa it's a shame kid was from my state too

[@emicals.]

+Itz Basilisk Haha, it's a shame that it happened near me.

[@safeeyab6291]

I just remembered that tweet saying something like “I don’t trust carnival rides, why? Because you can’t unfold a rollercoaster from a backpack”

[@zachb1706]

Safeeya B that’s why they come in huge trucks

[@babyquinn1714]

When you see the blood everywhere... You can imagine the violence of the scene, that's extremely traumatizing. His brother literally saw him die and the two other ladies riding with the boy were injured. Oh my god poor kid... RIP Oh and rule number 1: do not build attractions or water slides if you are not a certified engineer or designer.

[@r.m.7288]

*God

[@voodoodoll7774]

Lord, i wouldn't even make it up those stairs 😨 so sad.

[@MARYWTHER]

Yeah not worth it, lol

[@DumbBZ123]

All that Jazz Lol.

[@jenniferrosa2572]

Exactly All that Jazz

[@Anguloose]

this is the sickest thing ive ever seen. lol's in the comment section of the vid of i child who had his neck sliced off his own body. just think about that for a second.

[@thatkiddlele3247]

Ye I would cover my eyes but I will fall

[@lolikoni5635]

Imagine having a enjoyable time and all of a sudden blood and a child's head hits the pavement in front of you

[@noname-cr4si]

I would be scarred for life

[@anakinskywalker2061]

love layne That’s sick, that’s really fucking sick

[@dangerdanger1355]

@@anakinskywalker2061 dope af

[@immisive3333]

Traumatizing

[@zehlua]

I thought his head rode down the raft with the other ladies after it hit the one woman and broke her face, and her whiplash broke the other womans jaw?

[@judymcgaugh6480]

When you see the rafts flying off the ride, thats exactly as it happened when the park was testing that slide. I swam at the pool that the Park trained their lifeguards at, so I talked not only with the lifeguards that were to be working that ride, but with their swim instructors for the park. There were always laughing going on whenever our conversations turned to me asking HOW IS THE SLIDE COMING, WILL IT BE READY WHEN THE SUMMER SEASON OPENS. EVERYBODY THAT HELPED GET THE RIDE READY .Like some of the personel that were used as test subjects were telling me that it scared the crap out of them. A couple came out and said they would never again go on it, and that it was a accident waiting to happen. Then they told me little things like it took several minutes just to walk up it to the top. Thats when I brought up a couple of things I wondered about. I know at the water park I go to when there is lightening you have to come down from the ride and I was concerned that if it took you that long to walk up it, then you could not really get a bunch of folks down it very quickly if lightening starts flashing. I also was concerned with the time it would take if you if there was an emergency where someone had a heart attack or any other type of situation where a person needed to be gotten off the top of the ride in case of health problems or seizures, etc. That concerned me also . Picture the ride loaded with swimmers from the bottom to the top of the slide, and you have to quickly evacuate , its not to pretty to invision, and I really did not get a good feeling about safety in those situations. But back to the accident that took the boys life. After seeing the park personell for a few weekends and I always asked about the slide and how was it coming along. It always seemed to have bugs that they were trying to work out, and they were on a deadline to have it done. But again when I asked about if the ride was still launching rafts and dummies , everybody would laugh and no one ever really was too worried about accidents. When the slide was up and running I talked to some friends that went and rode the thing, and they said at the time they went that it tossed you and you were never really stable in the raft. I am short and thats a problem when I get on some rides. The harness that would hold you in fits different on a shot and big or tall person. There is moving room and you are not secure.. but most adults I talked to were not too thrilled with it, but of course the kids loved it. Then as time went on the park added more safety features seeing that there were still issues going on. KNOWING WHAT I KNEW I WOULD NEVER HAVE GOTTEN ON THAT THING.. I DO NOT UNDERSTAND WHY FOLKS ARE ALWAYS TRYING TO PUSH THE LAWS OF GRAVITY...WHATS THE OLD SAYING, WHAT GOES UP , MUST COME DOWN. AND THE VIDEO SAID IT WENT AS FAST AS 70 MILES AN HOUR. WHEN YOU HAVE AN ACCIDENT AT THAT SPEED AND ARE NOT SECURED IN THE RIDE, THE OUTCOME IS NOT PRETTY. That young man was decapitated. Imagine , his brother was not on the ride with him, but waiting at the bottom when he was to get off. His folks had to be faced with having a nice day with their family, then in a matter of seconds ,your family is devastated. All over some ride.. But now you go by the Park and not just because of the virus shutdown of water parks where I live, but that big monster of a slide is history. There was a big empty space with some rubble still there, by now tho it is probably all cleared away and all thats left of the tragic accident that happened is every once in a while a video about it pops up on utube to remind us that another old saying might fit ..IF YOU PLAY, YOU PAY.. MEANING DON'T PUSH BOUNDERIES, SOMETIME WHAT LOOKS FUN IS REALLY A SNAKE READY TO BITE...

[@michaelwarwick9930]

Don't you have paragraphs in the USA? :-P

[@realmofwushurichard7767]

I CAN'T FEEL MY LEGS MAN THIS REALLY PUT ME ON EDGE

[@fleas_lefthand]

tinwoods I mean it didn’t _say_ he was decapitated

[@epichighslowsofhighschoolf3074]

for real I'm having major anxiety over here. My legs are tingling.

[@MadDirectionerGirl]

4:13 - Almost the exact same thing happened to me when I was 11. I was on an open tube slide at a water park near Rome, and I fell out of my raft. I then got stuck on the slide, as I didn’t have the slippery raft to help me down. My friend went crashing into me, sending me to the edge of the open slide, but I slid back in. I continued to try and scoot my way down. Then a boy came down, pushing into me and giving the momentum to go down the slide. I was completely fine, not even slightly injured, and at the time, I thought it was absolutely hilarious. Now I realise how unfunny it really was. I actually could have died or been seriously injured. I feel for that kid’s family so much. RIP.

[@trash0175]

Maddy Gowers same (kinda) thing happened to me. After watching this video, I am traumatised

[@kurtsaidwhat]

Sometrash 1 LOL I guess it is really POST traumatic stress disorder then

[@RayanRayan-yz8ze]

No one cares

[@danixia5486]

Seven Deadly Sins - the devil will see you in hell

[@iamatlantis1]

moments away from a decapitation for sure. start going to church, find that friend who pushed you off the edge, kill him and his entire family. defend your honor.

[@thegrinch000]

Hm people could fall out *lets add human cheese graters at the top*

[@johnmichaelangeloc.montuya3248]

*HUMAN CHEESE*

[@lizzytorane7687]

John Michael Angelo C. Montuya that is disturbing

[@sofiand.5281]

You took this from another video

[@Thew0rm]

I’m sorry I don’t want to start a rant but I really don’t think this is the place to be making jokes

[@Thew0rm]

Larrysa Diaz thank you

[@TheBritishAmerican]

My family went on this slide about a month before this tragedy. Makes you think how lucky we all are to be alive

[@adelaidedaducklord9048]

My uncle actually tried to get me on this ride just a few weeks before this happened, I was the same age as that boy. I would’ve probably gone on it if the wait wasn’t as long as it was.

[@Demonetization_Symbol]

Guess long lines have advantages.

[@marin.g]

jesus that’s so scary

[@jonathongarcia2917]

This is why I don’t trust “big” rides at amusement parks, I’m the type of kid who would go only to be at the arcade or to just walk around.

[@bailey1495]

Same I refuse to go on big rides

[@ontherims3284]

Yeah. I don't like them at all.. my brain says, this looks and feels extremely dangerous. Just because most people do it, doesn't help.. we all know..most people are stupid.

[@justanf1guy844]

I go on some roller coasters and avoid going on big things

[@RoxheartLollipop]

I went to a fair at my local park when I was 13ish and I went on those rides where they go up slow then fall hella fast. You can imagine the abominable fear I had when the ride started to go up and the thing that goes over your head to secure you in place was loose. Needless to say when I reached the top I held on for dear life and seriously thought I was gonna die. I got off that ride like nothing even happened ☠️

[@anna.9027]

Sammee

[@maxlipscomb7965]

i'll stick to the lazy river and the whack a mole

[@sillycheese301]

When they said water rides are the most dangerous after I went on one at Thorpe park..

[@creepe6573]

Max Lipscomb too

[@jonnomate4085]

didnt you hear about the kid who exploded on the lazy river? or the mole that whacked back?

[@nthgth]

@@jonnomate4085 "the mole that whacked back" LMAO

[@4b3nn49]

I'll just stay home and continue gaming

[@tylerbeatty8657]

Imagine going to a water park with your family for the last days of summer to have fun and seeing one of your family members die so tragically

[@coryashley5104]

How mortifying. I don’t want to even imagine what they’re going through.

[@olive3700]

Amusement park rides don't need to be so extreme, you can have fun on so much less.

[@tynakatroberts5117]

Ya I my little sisters have more fun on a bike then amusement park rides 🙁

[@youtubeuser5005]

+Coaster Channel 1000 What she said isn't an asshole comment, it's common sense.

[@BigDippas]

you can choose not to ride the extreme ones, alot of people like them more extreme.

[@CANADAWOOOOOOOOO]

Have you heard of thrill seekers? People who live on and crave adrenaline rushes? Yeah...I'm one of them, and I can tell you that extreme rides like that are part of my reason to live.

[@4220E]

CANADAWOOOOOOOOO I'm a thrill-seeker also and adrenaline junkie 4 sho but they're not the reason why I live I just enjoy being scared but I kid you not I do be getting butterflies in my stomach when I'm about 2 get on ANY ride but that's just me

[@fesh2458]

Multiple tests failed of the test dummy’s going in the sky Fix - put a net so they go head first into the net

[@kittygang_lex5397]

@70 mph

[@SWLinPHX]

He hit one of the arched bars that held the nets in place. If you hit steel going 70 mph with your head it’s going to do damage.

[@dr.hunnyking7150]

yeah, that is murder.

[@cici-tb4ml]

Rest in peace caleb. That poor boy.. this story breaks my heart and fuels my fear of theme parks. I hope they took or will take the ride down, because seriously this is sick, man. I seriously have no words. My heart goes to his family.

[@r.m.7288]

*Caleb

[@nthgth]

"Parks across the country are in a sort of arms race..." *Shows the m'fkn **_Trabant_** from like 1963*

[@wendyokoopa7048]

Robert Dunn of aging wheels on KZbin owns a trabant

[@crispyy2138]

"Every 12 months" looks like they forgot the word year existed

[@rebeccakhosravani3086]

They forgot the word century😭

[@connorgaughan4984]

12 months is more specific as (in speech) 1 year can include 10 months to 16 months...

[@jhostintola3092]

@@connorgaughan4984 a year ,4 months..

[@connorgaughan4984]

JHOSTIN TOLA ?

[@liokin229]

Gotta hit that word count

[@gamebros696]

I feel bad for this family

[@someperson4328]

Game Bros I know its sad

[@justinhoops2079]

Kevin Richards I’m pretty sure they would rather have the kid than the money

[@rickyspanish5326]

@Kevin Richards are u a fucking dumbass?

[@Randiiii]

Kevin Richards wtf u can’t just assume that, what if I assumed u were a heartless human being?

[@imsomething9405]

@Kevin Richards that's really not ok to say man

[@chaosstandingc4033]

The fact that my summer camp was supposed to go here that day, and my grandmother literally told me a weekend before (after hearing that we were going there) “don’t go on that thing, I don’t trust it.” The summer camp ended up changing the water park at the last minute. We heard about this when we got home.

[@thecrippledvlogger4406]

Is it just more or am I the only one terrified to walk up the stairs with crowd people on a tall waterlside

[@malounavarro3499]

1:13 "brought tears to my eyes" 1:17 *the woman being interviewed looked happy*

[@placeholder6373]

She could've been crying about it earlier, just because they weren't bawling their eyes out doesn't mean it's a lie. Smh.

[@iniesta8856]

Bro I thought the same thing! She said it so matter of fact, borderline smug.

[@malounavarro3499]

@@placeholder6373 i wasnt saying she lied. It's just awkward to see her smiling despite of the tragedy and despitr her saying she cried over it..🤣

[@rwbyang1584]

@Gabriel Godina you just dont smile. what do you mean?

[@malounavarro3499]

@Gabriel Godina no i dont, im not, it's just not in our culture to smile if you need to sympathize or if you are really sad about the situation..i think it is more bothersome if you approve of someone to laugh or smile when somebody died. Then later on you will tell them " i cried over it few hours ago" ... who do you think will believe you?

[@cearrajane63]

Multiple tests fail so let's add some safety belts and nets, that'll do.. Wow!

[@iamnoone348]

Ironically, the metal frames/arches that held the "safety net" in place is actually what decapitated him.

[@nesttea2239]

does not make sense to me that the nets are so close. I would rather they be like 5-10 feet higher and a smooth surface, like a clear plastic so you can see but you are enclosed and there is much less risk of getting caught in between metal poles

[@justsomeguywithabeard4388]

Nest Tea They should be close cause it wouldn't make sense if they were high . the raft would fly and might flip . But I do agree on it being a plastic frame so no such incidents happen . And it would look much better

[@bamiph1113]

I lived in a small town in Missouri, so every time my family wanted to go to a mall or an amusement park, we had to drive to Kansas City. Every time I passed the slide, I'd get an uneasy feeling in my stomach and get very emotional RIP

[@sirtanon1]

0:46 - "The boy did not survive the ride, suffering a fatal neck injury" No, dude.. The boy was freaking DECAPITATED.

[@03Leeugh]

I will never ride fair/carnival rides. They are constantly taken down and put back together too many times. I don't trust it.

[@A_A610]

This is a permanent installation, not a portable ride.

[@isabellaa2004]

This wasn’t a fair/carnival ride

[@perthfanny3017]

Definitely. They don't feel safe and the ones putting them back are not engineers ^^

[@stephsmanicshenanigans8017]

They do a lot to try to hide deaths at the parks too. If they are able to keep it out of the news they do and don’t tell anyone.

[@songbirdcosplays2940]

In the fair where I’m from they have volunteers put together the rides, that’s what gets me the most.

[@kalibryant8608]

Wow. The only thing I can see as a slight positive is that it happened quick and he didn’t feel a thing. Poor baby boy and poor parents. Im a mom of boys and I just can’t imagine.

[@lightyagami3492]

Unfortunately he felt everything... 😭😭 decapitation is not instant death like most people seem to believe. Studies have shown it's possible to remain conscience for up to 15 seconds after decapitation.

[@jashaaa4593]

Light Yagami aww that’s horrible 😔

[@lightyagami3492]

@@jashaaa4593 yeah it really is 😢😢. These studies are why the guillotine isn't used in executions in the western world anymore which is obviously for the best now.

[@anamariamatos1141]

Some sources claim you can be conscious longer than that. Imagine the terror of realizing your head is not attached to your body 😔

[@sumi4684]

Light Yagami he was conscious but I doubt he felt anything any longer than 5 seconds. The ends are disconnected from the brain so pain would have been out of the question. But he deffo would have been conscious

[@oogabooga9316]

It would be terrifying to be the people that rode that slide 1 or 2 turns before this happened

[@FreakyFreakyBaby]

the footage of the blood at the bottom of the slide is more haunting than any horror movie could ever hope to be. if i have children i will never let them on a ride like this.

[@heysal230]

Wait where i dont see it

[@ba1keey180]

I should *NOT* be watching these when I'm going to castaway cove this weekend

[@takeadayofff]

But you must.

[@juliaalmanza1284]

Bro same I’m going to hurricane harbor splashtown Friday

[@ba1keey180]

@@juliaalmanza1284 same just got done going to castaway cove make sure to bring flip flops or some sandles lol the concrete burnt my feet so much I couldn't walk 🤣

[@Smexilouu]

I'll be going to great wolf lodge in two months for my 18th birthday 😂 and I shouldn't be watching this either

[@1Iana]

J-Hope's Can Of Sprite so did you survive was everything safe are you okay

[@twinstarzeonx]

Americans still sound happy when they’re reporting a tragedy 🤦🏻‍♂️

[@thecia645]

I can confirm

[@jacksenn2224]

Phil Isaak stop complaining, America isn’t that bad.

[@finnleyjane7924]

Jacksen N *Trump enters the chat*

[@robert7622]

Jacksen N Not exactly great though is it lol.. I guess we just need to wait for Trump to cut more regulations... That’s the key ...

[@daniellee6460]

Scott Lavoie So you’re happy a kid died?

[@clumxy5513]

Just imagining from the beginning just makes it even more sad, you and your sibling begged your parents and they finally take you, you go to the top with your siblimh and then you're excited about riding, you go down first and then wait for your sibling to come down, and you see what happens, that person you saw moments ago, just gone.... I can't imagine....

[@natetarbox6660]

The first and last time I went on a roller coaster was about a year ago, I was 17. I know I know, that’s a old age to do it first. But I have an anxiety issue and i hate things like this. So my daredevil 10 year old brother persuaded me to get on. So we were going on the huge roller and we were “buckled in correctly” but when the thing was going in loopy loops my brother was sliding out of he’s seat, I had to grab him to make sure he didn’t fall. Scared the hell out of me and my mom. Thankfully he was uninjured. Prayers for the family who lost their son.😢

[@bocahdongo7769]

Try some non-looping one (usually the one that stood very tall and large).

[@xLenVideox]

My God, that's all blood ? 😓 terrible accident

[@farrahhereld]

No that is not rust sadly 😢

[@Floridafanatic28]

@Li Jenny At the 1:00 mark that is definitely NOT rust. It's blood!

[@ellajackson4272]

Nearly made me cry 😭

[@chemosanchezz]

I didn’t even noticed that there was blood until now

[@girlscanbedrummers5449]

Big Chungus It's definitely blood. Also aren't most water park slides made of a hefty plastic?

[@billybryson2009]

this is some final destination type shit

[@joshuasrauterkus]

I was thinking the same thing

[@michaelsaunders1400]

Implying that someone had a vision before riding it. I mean, the ride can hold THREE people on one raft. A Final Destination movie has *FAR* more than three people to be killed in.

[@billybryson2009]

by comparing it to Final Destination i was referring more to the gruesomeness of the death not to the actual plot of the movie

[@michaelsaunders1400]

Okay, couldn't you say that about *ANY* gruesome death shown on the news? Just sayin.

[@michaelsaunders1400]

Okay, by "shown", I meant "reported". Okay?

[@interwestingstuffinterwest6459]

Imagine going to go have fun at a water park and then he doesn’t come back home

[@kellyh177]

my brother and dad went on this slide a week before this incident. my heart literally hurts. that did have been them. i cant even imagine

[@sofiahansell7520]

All that blood... this is so chilling

[@medusasaurus1447]

Sofia Hansell he was decapitated. It’s wasn’t just a neck injury as they word it.

[@elllej6426]

Sofia Hansell Where do you see blood?

[@____________4510]

@@elllej6426 1:00 all that red is blood

[@Syclone0044]

Michelle Jimenz Also if you watch the helicopter shots, you can see the initial impact (decapitation) on the backside of the big hump, that's where the first blood stain starts. He almost certainly had to be decapitated to leave such a significant stain, blood does not gush out of the human body anywhere near that fast otherwise.

[@abigaildeeks8328]

Syclone0044 and there are two tarps

[@shenli8321]

never try any big slides that has an uphill or flat in the middle. I was once on a stair shaped water slide that has a flat middle, and got airborne. I was lucky fell back into the same track. It was about 20years ago. Most horrified experience in my life, million times worse than any rollercoaster ride, because I knew it went wrong.

[@lauraheidorn4767]

Shen Li I don’t do slides that look scary. If they look scary or have a big drop chances are it may not be safe. There’s always a risk. I do the easier slides and lazy river and wave pool. One slide at Noah’s ark called the point of no return has an almost straight drop down. Never will I do it. Scary and possibly unsafe. No ones ever got hurt going on it but wouldn’t want it to happen to me.

[@christineboll9478]

Laura Heidorn: I don't trust rides or anything that involves something straight up and down, it's just scary to me.

[@caelumlucis]

“safety” net. yeah, getting *decapitated* is definitely safe.

[@user-ge9li6sw3q]

Imagine going somewhere with 2 son And comming home with only 1..

[@bryannajohnson7432]

😢

[@Terry-nx8kg]

They did win a $20 million dollar settlement though. Still doesn't bring the poor boy back. But it allows the family to live very well financially. A lot of people would kill for that kind of money. People have killed for fifty bucks. It's a weird world we live in.

[@Rainchild28]

I can't believe people would blame the parent or talk down to this family. This is a horrible accident and they just lost their son. One of the most painful feelings in the world! If any of there love ones read these comment, please don't take any of it to heart. They will have there own karma in the end. They feel more powerful to down others to make them feel better. They are called Internet trolls... My heart goes out to the family and they will be in my prayers 😓

[@voradorhylden3410]

rain child did you know them (probably not) so why do you care? I dont see your heart going out to the thousands of people dying and killed in far worst ways intentionally. So dont forget to send your heart to all the others too.

[@alexparks6550]

Vorador Hylden she's saying that people are being rude to others for being sad about their son dying...

[@darkknightdummo6660]

@@voradorhylden3410 Yeah because she is suppose to know everyone who is hurting and care for them? What is she God or something? She is just a human being who feels bad about a innocent child who lost his life and is teaching others to not get mad about internet trolls.

[@brendaspringer6224]

Talking down is also bulling

[@almasantiago1100]

@@voradorhylden3410 Who the hell are YOU to say she doesn't feel for other victims?! You insensitive sack of shit! It's humans like you that make this world so insufferable to live in!

[@latinasawntop]

“Fatal neck injury” erm.. no.... his head got completely separated from his body...

[@casserole1595]

Internally. The skin on his neck was still attatched

[@blackswanvante]

Cas Marie he got internally decapitated not beheaded learn the difference

[@K3vinK]

I got some info on this. Those claiming it was an “internal injury” are wrong. Those claiming his head was “fully decapitated” are wrong too. (It was pretty close..) The yellow tarp looking things on the slide where there is blood? He body isn’t under those. His body was covered by a white sheet next to the blue makeshift “fence” next to the slide. You can see part of the white sheet behind it.

[@olliegoria]

@@K3vinK 0:52 There, on the right?

[@K3vinK]

Ollie Goria what about it?

[@kerriknight5056]

Inspected at least once every ""12 Months"".....That reassuring .!.!.!

[@Demonetization_Symbol]

I say it should be at least monthly.

[@moralesjourneyman]

If a liability agreement was required, how exactly were small children even allowed to ride this hellish contraption?

[@lorieprice5100]

the two women in the back had to be pretty hefty to have reached the weight limit with such a small child. i can see how having all the weight in the back could cause the front to lift up and the crest of the hill...thats how his head hit the pole. there wasnt enough weight in the front to hold it down. he shouldve been in the middle equally distributing the weight. anyone with a physics background could figure this out

[@Nellytheone]

ikr

[@calebmoore3373]

so this is partially the parks fault for not being trained properly.

[@breadonwheels5798]

*anyone who has common sense

[@dreaded_pegasus6578]

Apparently they didn't meet the requirement

[@itimdatahtisawtsujderobeno2406]

THAT WAS THE PROBLEM. THEY WEREN'T HEFTY AND THE DESIGNERS WERE RETARDS.

[@viasdelusional]

This is why I’m truly scared of water slides. They’re is no way to prevent something like this. Omg.

[@paow0w279]

Same but I can't say the same thing for roller coaster. But I don't like going on temporary fairs.

[@olliegoria]

There was. _like not building the thing in the first place_

[@itsdomtoo]

There is a way to prevent it, don’t ride them

[@viasdelusional]

@@itsdomtoo wow. youre so funny.

[@itsdomtoo]

o l i v i a シ I’m not tryna be funny. I’m being serious. Do not ride water slides like this

[@i.d.c9414]

He would of had a better chance of survival if there weren't nets. This is truly sad.

[@BreadboiEVA01]

Just imagine you’re his 12 year old brother and you’re waiting for your younger brother to come down from the slide you hear the raft coming down and as you’re ready to start walking away you see that he’s headless...

[@delaneylikesdogs]

Ok. I can’t be the only one that thinks the seatbelts looked like duck tape! Like that ride looks dangerous! They should have kept the age limit. And when I saw all that blood, I imagined the scene in my head and I don’t think I’m getting good sleep tonight

[@gigs1167]

When I rode it it had duck tape on the fucking raft

[@lucky5853]

Duct tape

[@lizzytorane7687]

they also should have told the kid that he did not meet the weight limit.

[@bobobob5737]

Gaming Turtle imagine being the family and watching this on the news? Am I the only one who thinks it’s really cruel to watch other people enjoy the exact same ride they lost their son on and other similar rides

[@universesbiggestdouchebag8350]

Should have used Flex Tape and Flex Glue with a little bit of Flex Spray. SMH...

[@EndorphikaMorphika]

Hearing about this incident is so bothersome to me. When it first occured I couldn't get it out of my head for days. His age, where it happened, how it happened, everything about this accident is devastating.

[@youarelivein3219]

Violet Heavensbee why are you so mad that someone has sympathy??? 🤣🤣🤣💀 Get over yourself. It’s embarrassing and you sound bitter.

[@sonjamcintosh7813]

@Violet Heavensbee SHUT THE FUCK UP YOU INSENSITIVE PISS POOR EXCUSE FOR A HUMAN BEING.😠😡🤬🤬😡😠

[@sonjamcintosh7813]

@@youarelivein3219 No she's insensitive as all hell.

[@ThatDudeExo]

This is the reason why I stay off water slides.

[@ethane-dawgwenger4207]

I can't imagine how horrified Caleb's family was. May he rest in peace. This incident alone is the reason why I will never ride another waterslide again for the rest of my life.

[@alluww]

KZbin *LARGE WATERSLIDE DISASTER KILLS KID* 2 years ago KZbin NOW *Lets put it in the recommendations* 2019 Wow thanks for 1k likes for my stupid comment

[@lazulli5721]

That’s what news is for. It’s for reminding us what’s happening around this world. News has given us a better perspective of our societyz

[@ishabhambri]

When am about to go to waterpark in next 2 weeks

[@izzfizz9721]

S A M E

[@nicholasteleha3785]

Ikr

[@ns-ko6rq]

Y’all are so annoying 🤦🏽‍♀️ it’s called the fucking KZbin algorithm 💀

[@DaKussh]

Really sucks sucks when people die that young :(

[@killem4dani]

Totally

[@victoria-mc7uk]

I know😢😢😢😢😢

[@victoria-mc7uk]

I know😢😢😢😢😢

[@ghosty4518]

True 😭😭

[@mr.violin4560]

True 😥

[@TheOfficial_Cheese]

For those wondering about Verrückt. The slide was built by people with no engineering background who basically just wanted to make it as tall as possible. This was also a park (Schlitterbahn KC) that paid to make sure they could do their own ride inspections, instead of the state doing it. I think I only went 2-3 times to the park but there was always something there that wouldn’t feel safe. The slide originally was supposed to have an age requirement of 14 to make sure patrons were the right size to prevent rafts from going airborne, but the day before the slide opened, park management removed the requirement so they could increase ridership. Also there was netting with metal support arches above the slide that was meant to catch rafts if they did get a bit of airtime The 10 year old who died on the slide (Caleb) was the son of a state representative, Scott Schwab. He had climbed to the top to ride down with his brother but because of weight requirements, the two were separated and his brother went down first and waited on him. When it was Caleb’s turn for some reason the attendant let a small child sit in the front of the raft with 2 fully grown women behind him, making the raft unbalanced. This meant that as the raft came up the hill after the drop, the lighter front section of the raft went into the air and was stopped by the netting… except Caleb hit one of the net’s metal support arches and lost his head, killing him instantly. And his brother had to watch the slide water turn red.

[@dillippatel6585]

What scares me is the fact that they're putting up advertisements over a tragedy, almost like blood money.