Schlitterbahn News

Schlitterbahn Water Park Where Kansas Boy Died Appears Unlikely to Open

A Kansas water park where a 10-year-old boy was decapitated isn’t hiring lifeguards, advertising or selling tickets with less than a month left before its typical Memorial Day weekend opening date, underlining speculation that it could be put up for …

Kansas Waterslide on Which Boy Died Being Torn Down

Demolition has begun on a giant waterslide that a 10-year-old Kansas boy was riding on when he was decapitated two years ago. KMBC-TV reports that deconstruction of the 17-story Verruckt, which was billed as the world’s tallest waterslide, began Tuesday. …

South Padre Island Water Park Fined Nearly $100K for Workplace Hazards

A popular water park on Texas’ South Padre island has been fined nearly $100,000 after a 20-year-old lifeguard died and a maintenance supervisor was severely injured at the facility. The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration cited …