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Waiting for Dirty Kanza bike race to start at sunrise in Emporia, Kansas. In 2006, the first year of Dirty Kanza had 34 riders. [14] It was organized by Joel Dyke and Jim Cummins, and modeled off of similar rides Trans-Iowa and the Flint Hills Death Ride. [15] In 2018, Life Time Fitness purchased Dirty Kanza Productions. [16]
Verrückt (German meaning "crazy" or "insane", listen ⓘ) was a custom water coaster water slide located at the Schlitterbahn Kansas City water park in Kansas City, Kansas, United States. At the height of 168 feet 7 inches (51.38 m), Verrückt became the world's tallest water slide when it opened on July 10, 2014, surpassing Kilimanjaro at ...
On August 7, 2016, 10-year-old Caleb Thomas Schwab, son of Kansas representative Scott Schwab, was decapitated while riding the Verrückt, a water raft ride touted as the world's tallest water slide. He died before reaching the bottom. Two other unrelated riders in the same raft sustained injuries. The ride was decommissioned and later demolished.
On May 17, 1968, a 15-year-old boy from Greensburg, Pennsylvania, fell to his death after standing up on the ride. [179] On July 9, 1999, there was an accident on the Thunderbolt when operators failed to brake an incoming train, which collided with the train being loaded. 35 people were injured in the crash. After the accident, the headlights ...
The park's owners at the time, Hunt Midwest Entertainment Inc., and the makers of the ride eventually settled with the girl's family for $200,000. [14] This made Timber Wolf the only ride so far at Worlds of Fun with a fatality. On August 2, 2014, an 11-year-old boy was taken to a hospital after suffering a concussion and a bloody nose on the ride.
Death penalty challenges. Fielder’s case isn’t the first challenge Kansas’ death penalty has faced. In 2023, the ACLU brought a similar challenge in the Sedgwick County case of Kyle Young ...
The three Kansas City Chiefs fans who were found dead outside their friend's home on Jan. 9 reportedly had "several substances" in their bodies, family members told a local news outlet. What’s ...
On July 1, 2020, Brooks' death was featured in the fourth episode "No Ride Home" of the fifteenth season of Unsolved Mysteries TV series. [11] On November 16, 2020, Unsolved Mysteries stated the FBI had learned of a second party in La Cygne the night Brooks disappeared. Attendees left the party after a fight broke out, then headed to the ...