These Gruesome Freak Accidents Will Make You Never Want to Go to an Amusement Park Again

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Similar to Hayley Williams, ten-year-old Caleb Schwab was fatally launched off a water ride. The ride, Verruckt at Schlitterbahn Waterpark in Kansas City, is the world’s tallest waterslide. He and his raft went airborne and he hit the netting above the ride, which led to his decapitation.

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