KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - 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 park is tentatively planning to re-open Wednesday, but the slide will remain closed.
© Associated Press
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