Mon Aug 8, 2016, 03:56 PM

lapucelle (11,666 posts)

Boy killed in water slide accident was the son of a Kansas GOP state senator

The park was holding a free admission event for lawmakers and their families.

https://www.rawstory.com/2016/08/kansas-gop-rep-scott-schwabs-young-son-dies-in-accident-at-water-park/

http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/boy-killed-accident-kansas-water-park-n625001

http://heavy.com/news/2016/08/scott-schwab-michele-caleb-rep-parents-father-dad-mother-mom-family-verruckt-water-slide-kansas-schlitterbahn-photos-death-accident/

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19 replies	Author	Time	Post
Boy killed in water slide accident was the son of a Kansas GOP state senator (Original post)	lapucelle	Aug 2016	OP
very sad....	beachbum bob	Aug 2016	#1
That's to bad	MFM008	Aug 2016	#2
Kansas waterslide death: Two women also injured in accident that killed 10-year-old boy	uppityperson	Aug 2016	#3
Local coverage	REP	Aug 2016	#17
I can not imagine... beyond horrible	hlthe2b	Aug 2016	#4
Probably foreseeable.	boston bean	Aug 2016	#5
This death trap needs to be disassembled immediately nt	MrScorpio	Aug 2016	#13
Given the number of other injuries at the park	REP	Aug 2016	#18
I was there a couple of years ago & the had serval people get hurt.	imanamerican63	Aug 2016	#6
Trump sez	SCVDem	Aug 2016	#7
Seventeen stories high??	ailsagirl	Aug 2016	#8
We'll find out how committed to torte reform and deregulation the Senator is.	marble falls	Aug 2016	#9
Seriously...	rainbobryte	Aug 2016	#10
Who was speaking of the poor kid? We're talking about a ride called Verrückt - 'Crazy' in German...	marble falls	Aug 2016	#11
What a tragic death	MrScorpio	Aug 2016	#12
So horrible ....	etherealtruth	Aug 2016	#14
So sad.	Warren DeMontague	Aug 2016	#15
Photo of verruct slide:	marble falls	Aug 2016	#16
A free admission event for lawmakers and their families?	book_worm	Aug 2016	#19

Response to lapucelle (Original post)

Mon Aug 8, 2016, 04:01 PM

beachbum bob (10,437 posts)

1. very sad....

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Mon Aug 8, 2016, 04:03 PM

MFM008 (18,795 posts)

2. That's to bad

Terrible to lose a child .

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Mon Aug 8, 2016, 04:04 PM

uppityperson (114,797 posts)

3. Kansas waterslide death: Two women also injured in accident that killed 10-year-old boy

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/kansas-waterslide-death-caleb-schwab-two-women-injured-accident-killed-10-year-old-boy-a7179441.html

The women said the accident that killed Caleb Schwab happened so fast that they could not recall what had caused it
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According to local news station Fox 4, the 10-year-old was sharing a raft with two adult women from near Hays, Kansas, some 250 miles from the park. One of the women broke her jaw in the accident, while the other suffered a broken bone in her face and required stitches in one eye.

The husband of one of the women said the accident had been so fast that they could not recall precisely what happened. One of the women reportedly had her eyes closed at the time...

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Response to uppityperson (Reply #3)

Mon Aug 8, 2016, 09:40 PM

REP (21,691 posts)

17. Local coverage

http://www.kansascity.com/news/local/article94371692.html

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Response to lapucelle (Original post)

Mon Aug 8, 2016, 04:15 PM

hlthe2b (83,446 posts)

4. I can not imagine... beyond horrible

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Mon Aug 8, 2016, 04:28 PM

boston bean (33,686 posts)

5. Probably foreseeable.

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Response to boston bean (Reply #5)

Mon Aug 8, 2016, 05:48 PM

MrScorpio (72,879 posts)

13. This death trap needs to be disassembled immediately nt

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Response to boston bean (Reply #5)

Mon Aug 8, 2016, 09:42 PM

REP (21,691 posts)

18. Given the number of other injuries at the park

and that its in a county DESPERATE for money (Wyandotte Co is very poor) that the park was allowed to operate despite numerous safety violations, yes. And it's open again.

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Mon Aug 8, 2016, 04:45 PM

imanamerican63 (10,294 posts)

6. I was there a couple of years ago & the had serval people get hurt.

All but they were minor injuries. It is something they need to look into? This my opinion and no one else's .

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Mon Aug 8, 2016, 05:02 PM

SCVDem (5,103 posts)

7. Trump sez

He will eliminate regulations.

Good luck!

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Mon Aug 8, 2016, 05:07 PM

ailsagirl (20,763 posts)

8. Seventeen stories high??

That's absolutely preposterous

The slide's name is Verrückt, which is German for "crazy"-- how very appropriate

What a sad story

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Mon Aug 8, 2016, 05:20 PM

marble falls (36,286 posts)

9. We'll find out how committed to torte reform and deregulation the Senator is.

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Response to marble falls (Reply #9)

Mon Aug 8, 2016, 05:32 PM

rainbobryte (43 posts)

10. Seriously...

Can we at least wait till after the poor kid's funeral for these kind of comments.

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Response to rainbobryte (Reply #10)

Mon Aug 8, 2016, 05:41 PM

marble falls (36,286 posts)

11. Who was speaking of the poor kid? We're talking about a ride called Verrückt - 'Crazy' in German...

and a Republican Senator who by being a Republican has a stand on Torte Reform and Regulation that is contrary to lot of peoples' interests. I'm interested in the rest of the story.

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Response to lapucelle (Original post)

Mon Aug 8, 2016, 05:46 PM

MrScorpio (72,879 posts)