Boy Killed on Kansas Water Slide

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I heard on the radio that you need to be at least 14 to ride on this slide, yet the kid was only 10. How does this happen? Starts with parents who say yes, IMO

As quoted upthread, they removed the age requirement a year ago. The ride now only has a height requirement of 54" and the total combined weight for the raft.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I heard it reported on the radio that his dad is in the Kansas State Legislature. Can you say "lawsuit"!

It was elected official day at the park, elected officials were allowed in the park at no cost. Why does this translate into a lawsuit?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I heard it reported on the radio that his dad is in the Kansas State Legislature. Can you say "lawsuit"!

It was elected official day at the park, elected officials were allowed in the park at no cost. Why does this translate into a lawsuit?

Please--there will probably be a lawsuit b/c a kid died a horrible death regardless of parents' professions.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I heard on the radio that you need to be at least 14 to ride on this slide, yet the kid was only 10. How does this happen? Starts with parents who say yes, IMO

Read the whole thread. There used to be a minimum age but there isn't anymore.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I heard it reported on the radio that his dad is in the Kansas State Legislature. Can you say "lawsuit"!

It was elected official day at the park, elected officials were allowed in the park at no cost. Why does this translate into a lawsuit?

Please--there will probably be a lawsuit b/c a kid died a horrible death regardless of parents' professions.

Not much good in Kansas. They have a $250,000 cap on non-economic damages.

The slide was built in Kansas because Kansas is the only state that didn't have regulations to prohibit it.

I know it's wrong, because a child just died, but I wonder how the father feels about tort reform and deregulation of industry now?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I really don't understand how netting (at 65+ mph) would be a "safety" item. Anything at that speed is dangerous.

That was my thought, too. It's hard to believe none of the engineers could foresee what would happen if someone hit the net.

I hate to write this, but since you've chosen to read this far into the thread. . . Some have said that he was decapitated by the netting or the metal framing for the netting. There was blood pooled in the water at the the bottom of the track.

I've read a few articles on this and none of them and none of the witnesses mentioned that. It's possible that it's just not being reported at this point but all of them said he was laying on they ground and they saw him laying there when the paramedics pulle a white sheet over him. Seems like if he were decapitated they wouldn't have necessarily known it was a boy and the witness statements might have been different. But in definitely not an expert on any of this.

This is a rumor. It's not likely. More reliable witnesses are saying he came out of the , hit his head on a metal pole, and then continued to the bottom. The pole is really a frame that holds up the net.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:There were some delays in opening the slide back in 2014, but that was just with the system getting the rafts up to the top.

No. It wasn't. The first design for the ride ended up with the rafts launching themselves at the top of the second hill. The whole thing was dismantled and rebuilt. And then the weight limit was lowered from 1000 (4 large adults) to 300-450 (3 slightly smaller adults)


https://tune.pk/video/4081294/verruckt-dummie-raft-ejected-world-tallest-waterslide-fail#

[Anonymous]

This is how the ride looks for a rider:

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=NG-uY2wze2Y

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I heard it reported on the radio that his dad is in the Kansas State Legislature. Can you say "lawsuit"!

It was elected official day at the park, elected officials were allowed in the park at no cost. Why does this translate into a lawsuit?

Please--there will probably be a lawsuit b/c a kid died a horrible death regardless of parents' professions.

Not much good in Kansas. They have a $250,000 cap on non-economic damages.

The slide was built in Kansas because Kansas is the only state that didn't have regulations to prohibit it.

I know it's wrong, because a child just died, but I wonder how the father feels about tort reform and deregulation of industry now?

Yes, it's wrong, you creep.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I heard it reported on the radio that his dad is in the Kansas State Legislature. Can you say "lawsuit"!

It was elected official day at the park, elected officials were allowed in the park at no cost. Why does this translate into a lawsuit?

Please--there will probably be a lawsuit b/c a kid died a horrible death regardless of parents' professions.

Not much good in Kansas. They have a $250,000 cap on non-economic damages.

The slide was built in Kansas because Kansas is the only state that didn't have regulations to prohibit it.

I know it's wrong, because a child just died, but I wonder how the father feels about tort reform and deregulation of industry now?

Yes, it's wrong, you creep.

Call it creepy, but there's one political party hellbent on dismantling regulations and this is precisely the sort of tragedy they're meant to prevent.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I really don't understand how netting (at 65+ mph) would be a "safety" item. Anything at that speed is dangerous.

That was my thought, too. It's hard to believe none of the engineers could foresee what would happen if someone hit the net.

I hate to write this, but since you've chosen to read this far into the thread. . . Some have said that he was decapitated by the netting or the metal framing for the netting. There was blood pooled in the water at the the bottom of the track.

I've read a few articles on this and none of them and none of the witnesses mentioned that. It's possible that it's just not being reported at this point but all of them said he was laying on they ground and they saw him laying there when the paramedics pulle a white sheet over him. Seems like if he were decapitated they wouldn't have necessarily known it was a boy and the witness statements might have been different. But in definitely not an expert on any of this.

This is a rumor. It's not likely. More reliable witnesses are saying he came out of the , hit his head on a metal pole, and then continued to the bottom. The pole is really a frame that holds up the net.

News reports are saying he died of a neck injury. How does a neck injury result in what sounds like a lot of blood? The brother knew he was dead.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I really don't understand how netting (at 65+ mph) would be a "safety" item. Anything at that speed is dangerous.

That was my thought, too. It's hard to believe none of the engineers could foresee what would happen if someone hit the net.

I hate to write this, but since you've chosen to read this far into the thread. . . Some have said that he was decapitated by the netting or the metal framing for the netting. There was blood pooled in the water at the the bottom of the track.

I've read a few articles on this and none of them and none of the witnesses mentioned that. It's possible that it's just not being reported at this point but all of them said he was laying on they ground and they saw him laying there when the paramedics pulle a white sheet over him. Seems like if he were decapitated they wouldn't have necessarily known it was a boy and the witness statements might have been different. But in definitely not an expert on any of this.

This is a rumor. It's not likely. More reliable witnesses are saying he came out of the , hit his head on a metal pole, and then continued to the bottom. The pole is really a frame that holds up the net.

News reports are saying he died of a neck injury. How does a neck injury result in what sounds like a lot of blood? The brother knew he was dead.


Maybe his carotid artery was severed? His poor brother and parents.

[Anonymous]

Maybe he hit his head hard enough to snap his neck and cut his scalp or face badly. I hope he died instantly.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I really don't understand how netting (at 65+ mph) would be a "safety" item. Anything at that speed is dangerous.

That was my thought, too. It's hard to believe none of the engineers could foresee what would happen if someone hit the net.

I hate to write this, but since you've chosen to read this far into the thread. . . Some have said that he was decapitated by the netting or the metal framing for the netting. There was blood pooled in the water at the the bottom of the track.

I've read a few articles on this and none of them and none of the witnesses mentioned that. It's possible that it's just not being reported at this point but all of them said he was laying on they ground and they saw him laying there when the paramedics pulle a white sheet over him. Seems like if he were decapitated they wouldn't have necessarily known it was a boy and the witness statements might have been different. But in definitely not an expert on any of this.

This is a rumor. It's not likely. More reliable witnesses are saying he came out of the , hit his head on a metal pole, and then continued to the bottom. The pole is really a frame that holds up the net.

News reports are saying he died of a neck injury. How does a neck injury result in what sounds like a lot of blood? The brother knew he was dead.

head injuries bleed A Lot, even small ones. The brother didn't KNOW the boy was dead. Kids say things all the time and use kill and dead cavalierly.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I really don't understand how netting (at 65+ mph) would be a "safety" item. Anything at that speed is dangerous.

That was my thought, too. It's hard to believe none of the engineers could foresee what would happen if someone hit the net.

I hate to write this, but since you've chosen to read this far into the thread. . . Some have said that he was decapitated by the netting or the metal framing for the netting. There was blood pooled in the water at the the bottom of the track.

I've read a few articles on this and none of them and none of the witnesses mentioned that. It's possible that it's just not being reported at this point but all of them said he was laying on they ground and they saw him laying there when the paramedics pulle a white sheet over him. Seems like if he were decapitated they wouldn't have necessarily known it was a boy and the witness statements might have been different. But in definitely not an expert on any of this.

This is a rumor. It's not likely. More reliable witnesses are saying he came out of the , hit his head on a metal pole, and then continued to the bottom. The pole is really a frame that holds up the net.

News reports are saying he died of a neck injury. How does a neck injury result in what sounds like a lot of blood? The brother knew he was dead.

Head injuries bleed a lot. He could have also broken his neck.