Schlitterbahn executive charged with manslaughter in 2016 death on water slide
A Schlitterbahn executive has been arrested and charged with involuntary manslaughter in connection with the 2016 death of Caleb Schwab on the Verruckt water slide.
The Wyandotte County Sheriff's Office booking log shows that Tyler Austin Miles, who is listed as an operations director for Schlitterbahn, was booked into the county jail Friday morning. He is being held on a $50,000 bond.
It's the first criminal charges to be filed in connection with Schwab's death on what had been billed as the world's largest water slide in 2016.
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