Now, the two men — magnates of the American water park industry — face second-degree murder charges. Henry, who owned the Schlitterbahn water park and several others with his siblings, was called a visionary before he opened the world’s tallest waterslide. A hybrid roller-coaster and waterslide ride, Verruckt was his brainchild. Most of the slide is covered with a net suspended by metal hoops, an industry-defying addition that investigators say hints at Verruckt’s danger. “We have operated with integrity from day one at the water park — as we do throughout our water parks and resorts.

Source: thestar April 03, 2018 18:22 UTC