The ride -- billed as the world’s tallest waterslide -- has been closed since Caleb Thomas Schwab died Aug. 7 during one of its runs. The boy was decapitated in the accident, a person familiar ...

Caleb Thomas Schwab died Sunday while riding the 168-foot Verruckt, one of the top attractions at the park. He was the son of state Rep. Scott Schwab of Olathe.---12:40 a.m.

Caleb Thomas Schwab, 10, was killed Sunday when on the world's tallest water slide. Schwab family photo. What happened Kansas state police are investigating Caleb’s death at the Schlitterbahn ...

The son of a Kansas state lawmaker died Sunday on a water slide that is billed as the world’s largest, according to officials and the boy’s family.

Few details have been released about the death Sunday of Caleb Thomas Schwab, the son of a Kansas state legislator. The 168-foot-tall Verruckt is one of the top attractions of Schlitterbahn ...

The ride – called Verrückt, the German word for insane — has been closed since Caleb Thomas Schwab's death. Around the Nation The Hopes And Hazards Of The 17-Story Water Slide ...

Caleb Schwab, 10, died Sunday on the Verrückt water slide at the Schlitterbahn Water Park in Kansas City, Kan. A park spokeswoman confirmed the death at a news conference Sunday afternoon.

The witnesses told CNN that once Caleb — son of Republican state Rep. Scott Schwab — hit the end of the 17-story slide, his friend frantically called for help.

Jess Sanford and Melanie Gocke witnessed the tragic water-slide accident that took the life of 10-year-old Caleb Thomas Schwab.

Caleb Thomas Schwab. Ten-year-old Caleb Schwab and his brother Nathan climbed the 264 stairs to the top of Verrückt, the world’s largest water slide.

Caleb Thomas Schwab was decapitated while on the ride with his family, including father and Kansas lawmaker Scott Schwab, left devastated Credit: AP:Associated Press. He said: "I'm still ...

I n a heart-wrenching incident, 10 year old Caleb Schwab set out for a day of fun at Schlitterbahn water park in Kansas City, only to meet with tragedy on what became his last ride. The young boy ...