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

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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/

[beachbum bob]

1. very sad....

[MFM008]

2. That's to bad

Terrible to lose a child .

[uppityperson]

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...

[REP]

17. Local coverage

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

[hlthe2b]

4. I can not imagine... beyond horrible

[boston bean]

5. Probably foreseeable.

[MrScorpio]

13. This death trap needs to be disassembled immediately nt

[REP]

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.

[imanamerican63]

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 .

[SCVDem]

7. Trump sez

He will eliminate regulations.

Good luck!

[ailsagirl]

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

[marble falls]

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

[rainbobryte]

10. Seriously...

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

[marble falls]

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.

[MrScorpio]

12. What a tragic death

My condolences to his family.

[etherealtruth]

14. So horrible ....

I cannot fathom the pain his parents and those that loved him are in.

My sincerest condolences to his family and all that loved him

[Warren DeMontague]

15. So sad.

deepest condolences to all his loved ones. Unspeakably tragic.

[marble falls]

16. Photo of verruct slide:

Verruckt, where child died Sunday, operated with little government oversight
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10028083787

[book_worm]

19. A free admission event for lawmakers and their families?