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Verrückt (German meaning "crazy" or "insane", listen ⓘ) was a custom water coaster water slide located at the Schlitterbahn Kansas City water park in Kansas City, Kansas, United States. At the height of 168 feet 7 inches (51.38 m), Verrückt became the world's tallest water slide when it opened on July 10, 2014, surpassing Kilimanjaro at ...
In November 2012, Schlitterbahn Waterparks announced plans for the world's tallest and fastest water slide, Verrückt. [3] Verrückt was designed by Schlitterbahn co-owner Jeff Henry as a three-person raft slide with an uphill section. The initial drop was a 17-story plunge with a five-story uphill section.
On August 7, 2016, 10-year-old Caleb Thomas Schwab, son of Kansas representative Scott Schwab, was decapitated while riding the Verrückt, a water raft ride touted as the world's tallest water slide. He died before reaching the bottom.
A spokeswoman said the child died while riding the Verrückt water slide, which is the world's tallest water slide, according to Guinness World Records.
The 10-year-old son of a state lawmaker died of a neck injury while riding the world's tallest water slide in Kansas City, Kansas, police said on Monday.
The Water Slide is a 2018 documentary short film by Nathan ... A chilling look at the 2016 Verrückt water slide tragedy via news coverage and promotional footage. [3 ...
Schwab's 10-year-old son, Caleb, died after being decapitated on August 7, 2016 in an accident on the Verrückt water slide at the Schlitterbahn Kansas City waterpark. [20] [21] The family received a reported $20 million settlement. [22]
Verrückt is a German word meaning "insane" or "crazy" and may refer to: Verrückt (water slide), a water slide at Schlitterbahn in Kansas City, Kansas, United States, formerly the tallest in the world. Downloadable content in the video games Call of Duty: World at War, Call of Duty: Black Ops, and Call of Duty: Black Ops III