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KS Gov Wants to Examine Amusement Park Regulation

By Associated Press

08/12/2016

Governor Brownback

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) - Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback says he wants the state to review its regulation of amusement rides following a 10-year-old boy's death at the Schlitterbahn Waterpark in Kansas City, Kansas.

Brownback told reporters Friday that he's hoping state legislators spend significant time examining the state's law on amusement parks.

He said, "I think that all needs to be looked at now in light of this tragedy."

Kansas requires operators of permanent rides to "self-inspect" their rides at least once a year and maintain records. The state Department of Labor randomly audits those records, but Schlitterbahn's documents hadn't been audited for four years.

Caleb Thomas Schwab died Sunday while riding what is billed as the world's tallest waterslide. He was the son of state Rep. Scott Schwab.

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