Family of boy killed on Kansas waterslide reaches settlements

The Associated Press

8 years ago

Riders go down the Verruckt waterslide at Schlitterbahn Waterpark in Kansas City, Kan. The family of Caleb Schwab, a Kansas lawmaker’s son who was killed Aug. 7, 2016, on the ride, has reached a settlement with the park’s owner. (Charlie Riedel/File, AP)

OLATHE, Kan. — The family of a 10-year-old boy who died while riding a waterslide at a Kansas water park has reached settlements with a general contractor and a consulting company involved in the project.

Rep. Scott Schwab testified Wednesday that he and his family agreed to the terms of the wrongful-death settlements involving his son, Caleb. The boy died in August on the 17-story Verruckt waterslide at Schlitterbahn Waterpark in Kansas City, Kansas.

The Kansas City Star reports terms of settlements with Henry & Sons Construction and National Aquatics Safety Company were not released.

Henry & Sons was the general contractor for Verruckt, a 168-foot waterslide that was promoted as the world’s tallest such ride.

National Aquatics, based in Dickinson, Texas, and its owner, John Hunsucker, consulted on the project.