Verruckt Water Slide to Be Torn Down

The Verrückt water slide at Schlitterbahn Water Park in Kansas City, Kansas

Thursday, July 12th, 2018, by Kansas News Service

Nearly two years after a 10-year-old boy died on the Verrückt ride at Schlitterbahn water park in Kansas City, Kansas, the slide once billed as the tallest in the world will come down. Dan Margolies reports.

CORRECTION: In the audio report above, Scott Schwab is identified as a Kansas state Senator. Schwab is actually a member of the Kansas House, where he serves as speaker pro tem. A corrected version of the report will be posted soon.

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