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More Charges Filed in Connection with 2016 Waterslide Death

A promotional photo of the Schlitterbahn waterpark in Kansas City, Kansas, posted on the company's website. (photo credit: Schlitterbahn)
Tuesday, March 27th, 2018, by Kansas News Service

Two designers of the signature ride at a Kansas City water park were charged today (TUE) with second-degree murder in the death of a 10-year-boy in August of 2016. For the Kansas News Service, Dan Margolies reports.

 

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