Sad news coming from the United States, as a ten year old boy died Sunday whilst on a family trip that was supposed to be full of fun.
Caleb Thomas Schwab, the son of State Senator Scott Schwab and his wife, Michele; died whilst riding the water slide – the tallest in the world – at Kansas’ Schlitterbahn water park.
Very little information has been released at this time, so it’s not exactly clear what led to his death; but authorities have shut down the park whilst an investigation has been launched.
“Since the day he was born, he brought abundant joy to our family and all those who he came into contact with,” his parents said in a statement.
“As we try and mend our home with him no longer with us, we are comforted knowing he believed in his savior, Jesus, and they are forever together now. We will see him another day.”
Scott died atop the Verrückt, the tallest water slide in the world. The slide required two to three riders to be strapped in a raft with a total weight between 400 and 500 pounds.