Schlitterbahn spokeswoman Winter Prosapio said the child died while riding the Verrückt water slide, which is the world’s tallest water slide, according to Guinness World Records, at more than 168 feet (51.4 meters) tall. Representative Scott Schwab confirmed in a statement Kansas media his son, Caleb Thomas Schwab, had died in the accident at Schlitterbahn water park in Kansas on Sunday afternoon. We will see him another day.” 
 
 Schlitterbahn shut down after the accident and will remain closed Monday. “Given that safety is our first priority, we have closed our Kansas City park and have closed the ride pending a full investigation. Our thoughts and prayers are with the family during this difficult time.” 
 
 Prosapio could not say whether the boy fell from the slide or was even aboard a raft when fatally injured. A general view of the Verruckt waterslide at the Schlitterbahn Waterpark in Kansas City, Kansas July 8, 2014, before its scheduled opening on July 10. Verrückt, a German word for "insane" or "crazy," drops riders at 65 mph from a height of almost 169 feet, taller than both Niagara Falls and the Statue of Liberty. Velcro seat belts lash riders to the raft, and netting encloses the chute to retain the raft in the unlikely event it goes flying, USA TODAY reported. USA TODAY NETWORK 
 
 Riders go down the world's tallest water slide called "Verruckt" at Schlitterbahn Waterpark July 9, 2014, in Kansas City, Kan. (Photo: Charlie Riedel, AP) 
 
 Police in suburban Kansas City were trying to figure out how a 10-year-old boy could have died on a "safe dangerous" 17-story amusement park waterslide that is billed as the world’s tallest.  CLOSE Authorities are still investigating how the boy died on the the 17-story 'Verruckt' water slide at Schlitterbahn Water Park.
– The world's tallest waterslide has been shut down indefinitely while authorities investigate the tragic death of a lawmaker's son. Caleb Thomas Schwab, 10, died Sunday afternoon on the "Verruckt" waterslide at the Schlitterbahn waterpark in Kansas City, Kansas. The boy, son of state Rep. Scott Schwab, was at the park for "Elected Officials Day," a day of fun the park held for lawmakers and their families, the Kansas City Star. Authorities haven't said whether the boy fell from the 168-foot slide, which opened in 2014. "We honestly don't know what’s happened," a park spokeswoman told reporters. "That’s why a full investigation is necessary. We have to understand what’s happened." State lawmakers say their prayers are with Schwab, a Republican from Olathe. "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," Schwab said in a statement, per Reuters. "We will see him another day." The slide—which is taller than the Statue of Liberty—sends riders down secured with straps in three-person rafts. It is "safe dangerous" and designed to attract the "thrill-seekers of the world," co-creator and park co-owner Jeff Henry told USA Today after it first opened. According to the park's website, riders are required to be at least 54 inches tall. The park shut down after the boy's death and will remain closed Monday.