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FILE - In this July 9, 2014, file photo, riders go down the water slide called &quot;Verruckt&quot; at Schlitterbahn Waterpark in Kansas City, Kan. A state inspection has found 11 alleged violations of regulations at the Kansas water park where a 10-year-old boy died in 2016. The Kansas Department of Labor made an audit of the Schlitterbahn park in Kansas City public Tuesday, May 22, 2018, a day after issuing a notice to the park. The audit said safety signs in some park areas were not adequate, records were not available for review and some operating and training manuals were not complete. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel, File)

Kansas water park to open for season with 11 rides closed

By JOHN HANNA - Associated Press

Verruckt water slide designer says not guilty in boy’s death

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FILE - This April 4, 2018 file booking photo provided by the Wyandotte County Detention Center, shows Jeff Henry, co-owner of the Schlitterbahn water park, who is charged in a 10-year-old boy's decapitation death on a 17-story waterslide that was promoted as the world's largest. Henry pleaded not guilty Thursday, April 5, 2018, to second-degree murder in the in the 2016 death of Caleb Schwab on the massive waterslide. (Wyandotte County Detention Center via AP, File)

Schlitterbahn co-owner pleads not guilty in boy’s death

By MARGARET STAFFORD - Associated Press

FILE - In this July 2014 file image from video, Verruckt water slide designers, John Schooley, left, and Texas-based Schlitterbahn Waterparks and Resorts co-owner Jeffrey Henry, speak about the challenges of opening the 17-story tall attraction prior to it's operation in Kansas City, Kan. Schooley, one of the designers of the water park slide that decapitated a 10-year-old boy in 2016, was arrested late Monday, April 2, 2018, by federal authorities in Dallas. A Kansas grand jury last week indicted Schooley and Henry. Schooley will be held in Dallas pending his arraignment and extradition to Kansas on charges that include second-degree murder. (Monty Davis /The Kansas City Star via AP, File)

Water park co-owner free on bond in Kansas murder case

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In this July 9, 2014, file photo, ride designer Jeffery Henry looks over his creation, the world's tallest waterslide called &quot;Verruckt&quot; at Schlitterbahn Waterpark in Kansas City, Kan. The Kansas City Star reports that Schlitterbahn Waterparks and Resorts co-owner Henry was arrested Monday, March 26, 2018, in Cameron County, Texas. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel, File)

Kansas to audit water park where boy decapitated

By JOHN HANNA - Associated Press

This photo provided by the Cameron County, Texas, Sheriff's Department shows Jeffrey Henry. The Kansas City Star reports that Schlitterbahn Waterparks and Resorts co-owner Henry was arrested Monday, March 26, 2018, in Cameron County. (Cameron County Sheriff's Department via AP)

Designer of deadly waterslide charged along with park owner

By JOHN HANNA - Associated Press

Sisters hurt in deadly Kansas waterslide incident reach deal

By JIM SUHR - Associated Press

Schlitterbahn water park founder dies at 89

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