KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — The Latest on a death at a Kansas City, Kansas, waterpark (all times local):

Officials are investigating the death of a young Kansas boy on a water slide that is billed as the world’s largest.

Authorities and family members say 10-year-old Caleb Thomas Schwab died Sunday at Schlitterbahn Waterpark in Kansas City, Kansas. Schwab was the son of state Rep. Scott Schwab.

Schwab is a graduate of Fort Hays State University.

Schlitterbahn spokeswoman Winter Prosapio says the boy died on one of the park’s main attractions, Verruckt, a 168-foot-tall water slide that has 264 stairs leading to the top.

No details specific details about what led to Caleb’s death have been provided.

The park will be closed Monday, and the ride will be closed pending the investigation.

8:15 p.m.

The child who died at a Kansas City, Kansas, water park has been identified as the son of a state lawmaker.

Authorities did not immediately identify the boy who died at Schlitterbahn Waterpark on Sunday, but Kansas state Rep. Scott Schwab and his wife released a statement saying it was their son Caleb Thomas Schwab.

The statement thanked the community for an “outpouring of support and compassion” after his sudden death. It asks for privacy as the family grieves.

Officials said the boy died on the park’s main attraction, the Verruckt, a 168-foot-tall water slide.

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A 12-year-old boy has died on a Kansas water slide billed as the world’s largest.

Kansas City, Kansas, police spokesman Officer Cameron Morgan says the boy died Sunday at the Schlitterbahn Waterpark.

Schlitterbahn Waterpark spokeswoman Winter Prosapio says the child died on the park’s main attraction, the Verruckt, a 168-foot-tall water slide. Speeds down the ride can reach 70 mph.

Police and Prosapio did not provide details of how the child died or the child’s identity.

Prosapio says the park was closed Sunday and would also be closed Monday while the death is investigated.

The park’s website says Verruckt is the largest water slide in the world, and riders must be at least 54 inches tall.

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KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — A 12-year-old boy has died at a water park in Kansas City, Kansas.

Police spokesman Officer Cameron Morgan says the boy died Sunday at the Schlitterbahn Water Park. Morgan says he does not yet know the circumstances of the death.

Among the park’s attractions is the Verruckt water slide, which is promoted as the world’s tallest water slide.

A park official did not immediately respond to a call seeking comment Sunday.

There was no additional information released about the fatality.