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Post by Ramplate on Aug 9, 2016 8:17:05 GMT -5
Caleb Schwab, 10, Decapitated in Water Slide Accident, Police Confirm
Police have revealed that 10-year-old Caleb Schwab – who was involved in a fatal accident at Schlitterbahn Water Park in Kansas City on Sunday – died of a "neck injury," PEOPLE confirms.
Caleb was found dead at the bottom of the slide in the pool and police confirm to PEOPLE that he had been decapitated.
Witness, Kelsey Friedrichsen, earlier told PEOPLE that she and her boyfriend were on their way up to the top of the 168-foot 168-foot Verruckt water slide for their scheduled 3 p.m. ride when they saw a large group gathered at the bottom.
"There was a woman being treated for some kind on her face and head," Friedrichsen, 27, told PEOPLE. "That was when my boyfriend said, 'I think there is someone else.'"
What her boyfriend pointed out was first responders covering the body of 10-year-old Caleb. Two women in the boat with him – neither related to Caleb – suffered minor facial injuries.
"It looked like he must have somehow been ejected from his seat, bounced around between the netting and the slide and just slid down," Friedrichsen added. "He would have would have fallen down without the raft. It's kind of like a tube."
Another witness Esteban Castaneda told ABC News that he and his 14-year-old cousin had ridden the slide earlier that day and the young girl told him that towards the end of the ride, the Velcro on her belt had come undone.
Since the incident, PEOPLE has learned that Verruckt's scheduled 2014 opening was delayed multiple times due to glitches, including one issue that caused water rafts to fly off the slide and into the air.
"We had many issues on the engineering side," Jeff Henry, Verruckt creator and Schlitterbahn co-owner told USA Today. "A lot of our math was based on roller coasters at first, and that didn't translate to a water slide like this. No one had ever done anything like this before."
However, Henry clarified that now that the ride is open, it still hazardous, but in the safest way.
"It's dangerous, but it's a safe dangerous now," he added. "Schlitterbahn is a family water park, but this isn't a family ride. It's for thrill seekers of the world, people into extreme adventure."
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Post by Ramplate on Aug 10, 2016 10:19:36 GMT -5
Woman Accidentally Shot During Citizen Police Academy (it's stupidity not an accident)
A Citizen Policy Academy event in Florida ended tragically on Tuesday when a woman was shot with a live round and later died.
The fatal accident took place at a two-hour training session hosted by the Punta Gorda Police Department, which about 35 civilians attended. Two of the participants were randomly selected and staged a mock “shoot/don’t shoot” scenario, in which they made decisions on whether or not to use lethal force in a live role play, according to a statement released by the police. During the first scenario, 73-year-old Mary Knowlton was shot with a live round. Authorities rushed her to Lee Memorial Hospital where she was pronounced dead.
"I am devastated for everyone involved in this unimaginable event," Chief Tom Lewis said. "If you pray, please pray for Mary’s family, and for the officers who were involved. Everyone involved in this accident is in a state of overwhelming shock and grief."
The Florida Department of Law Enforcement is currently investigating the incident. One officer been placed on administrative leave.
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Post by Ramplate on Sept 22, 2016 23:58:01 GMT -5
“If you’re black and you haven’t been successful in the last 50 years, it’s your own fault,” Kathy Miller, chair of the Republican nominee’s campaign in Mahoning County, Ohio, said in the interview. “You’ve had
“If you’re black and you haven’t been successful in the last 50 years, it’s your own fault,” Kathy Miller, chair of the Republican nominee’s campaign in Mahoning County, Ohio, said in the interview. “You’ve had every opportunity, it was given to you.”
“You’ve had the same schools everybody else went to,” Miller continued. “You had benefits to go to college that white kids didn’t have. You had all the advantages and didn’t take advantage of it. It’s not our fault, certainly.”
She added: “I don’t think there was any racism until Obama got elected. We never had problems like this. … Now, with the people with the guns, and shooting up neighborhoods and not being responsible citizens, that’s a big change, and I think that’s the philosophy that Obama has perpetuated on America.”
every opportunity, it was given to you.”
“You’ve had the same schools everybody else went to,” Miller continued. “You had benefits to go to college that white kids didn’t have. You had all the advantages and didn’t take advantage of it. It’s not our fault, certainly.”
She added: “I don’t think there was any racism until Obama got elected. We never had problems like this. … Now, with the people with the guns, and shooting up neighborhoods and not being responsible citizens, that’s a big change, and I think that’s the philosophy that Obama has perpetuated on America.”
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Post by Ramplate on Oct 28, 2016 7:33:37 GMT -5
Police say a 19-year-old Texas A&M University student who rear-ended a squad car told an officer she was taking a topless selfie
Miranda Kay Rader posted $200 bond after she was charged with drunken driving and possessing alcohol as a minor.
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A police report says an officer was checking a reported disturbance when he heard brakes squeal and an SUV slam into the patrol car behind him.
Rader told the officer she was taking a topless selfie of herself to Snapchat to her boyfriend.
Police say an open bottle of wine was in her console cup holder.
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