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The Latest: Police: Kan. boy died of neck injury on water slide

Police went to the Schlitterbahn Kansas City Water Park on Sunday to investigate a death photo courtesy KMBC
Police went to the Schlitterbahn Kansas City Water Park on Sunday to investigate a death photo courtesy KMBC

KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — The Latest on the death of a 10-year-old boy at a Kansas City, Kansas, water park (all times local):

6:30 p.m.

Kansas City, Kansas, police say a 10-year-old boy who was killed while riding the world’s tallest water slide died of a neck injury.

Police say Caleb Schwab was one of three passengers riding in a boat Sunday on the Verruckt water slide at Schlitterbahn Waterpark.

According to a police statement, an off-duty officer working at the water park notified dispatch of the accident around 2:30 p.m. Emergency responders arrived to find the boy dead in a pool at the end of the ride.

Police say two women who also were in the boat — but not related to the boy — sustained minor facial injuries and were treated at area hospitals.

The Police Department’s Major Case Unit is seeking anyone who has additional information on the incident.

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4 p.m.

The Kansas park where a state lawmaker’s 10-year-old son died on what’s billed as the world’s largest waterslide says the park is tentatively planning to reopen on Wednesday. The slide will remain closed.

Schlitterbahn Waterpark in Kansas City, Kansas, also said in a statement Monday that it is “deeply and intensely saddened” for the family of Caleb Schwab. He was killed Sunday while riding the 168-foot Verruckt, which remains closed indefinitely.

The park and police have not publicly detailed what caused the death of the son of Republican state Rep. Scott Schwab of Olathe.

Calling safety its top priority, Schlitterbahn says all of its rides are inspected daily before opening. The park directed questions about the investigation to police.

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