A family trip to a Kansas water park was supposed to leave 10-year-old Caleb Schwab with memories of summer fun.
Instead, August 7, 2016, became the day his family would never forget — and a brief exchange between Caleb and his father became their heartbreaking final conversation.
Caleb was visiting Schlitterbahn Waterpark in Kansas City, Kansas, with his parents and siblings when he decided to ride Verrückt, the towering waterslide that had gained worldwide attention for its enormous height…. Continue Reading 
Standing nearly 170 feet tall, Verrückt had been promoted as the world’s tallest waterslide. Riders plunged down its dramatic drops in multi-person rafts, reaching extremely high speeds.
For Caleb and his siblings, it was meant to be another exciting part of a family day at the park.
His father, Scott Schwab, could not have known that a few ordinary words spoken before the ride would stay with him forever.
