There is a much better article about this accident on the Christian Post
“Caleb Schwab, the 10-year-old son of Christian Republican Kansas state Rep. Scott Schwab, who died at the Schlitterbahn water park in Kansas City on Sunday while riding the Verrückt, known as the world’s tallest water slide, was decapitated during the ride, local police and eyewitnesses confirmed on Monday.
Information released by police in Kansas City said Caleb, who has been described as a faithful Christian and athlete, suffered a “fatal neck injury.” He was found dead in a pool at the bottom of the slide and police confirmed with People magazine that the boy was decapitated.”
“The two adult women he was traveling with on the slide also suffered injuries. One suffered a broken jaw, and the other a broken bone in her face and had to have stitches in her eye, according to the local news station.”
Noticed that in the article at your link. Sounds like the kid struck them on the way up & out of the raft.
Good golly.