Police and subsequent court documents confirmed that the "neck injury" was in fact a complete decapitation.
On August 7, 2016, Caleb Schwab was visiting Schlitterbahn in Kansas City for "Elected Officials Day" with his family. He boarded the Verrückt—the world’s tallest waterslide at 168 feet—in a three-person raft with two women. caleb schwab autopsy report
The death was initially investigated as an accident, though a 19-month grand jury investigation later characterized the slide as a "deadly weapon". Police and subsequent court documents confirmed that the