Ride Designed by "Trial and Error" - The Verruckt Accident | Fascinating Horror

This short documentary tells the story of Verrückt - an ambitious, record-breaking waterslide which opened in 2014 to rave reviews, and then closed in 2016 after one of its riders was killed in a gruesome accident... Fascinating Horror posts weekly videos covering the true stories behind some of history's greatest disasters. The channel is made possible by supporters on Patreon and YouTube channel members. HUGE thanks to everyone who supports this channel! LINKS: 🔗 ► My other channel:    / @fascinatinghistoric   ► Support this channel:   / fascinatinghorror   |    / @fascinatinghorror   ► Follow me:   / truehorrortales   |   / fascinatinghorror   |   / horrorfascinating   ► Get in touch: hello@fascinatinghorror.co.uk CHAPTERS: 🔖 ► 00:00 - Intro ► 00:49 - Background: Verrückt ► 03:44 - The Verrückt Accident ► 06:53 - Investigation MUSIC: 🎵 ► "Glass Pond" by Public Memory SOURCES: 📑 ► Verruckt Official Website, published by Schlitterbahn Kansas City, 2016. Available via: https://web.archive.org/web/201604021... ► "Schlitterbahn’s Tragic Slide" by Skip Hollandsworth, published by TexasMonthly, August 2018. Link: https://www.texasmonthly.com/true-cri... ► "How a Freak Accident Happens" by Timothy Bella, published by Esquire, January 2019. Available via: https://web.archive.org/web/202011010... ► Indictment of Jeff Henry, John Schooley and Construction Company, published by District Court of Wynadotte County Kansas, March 2018. Available via: https://web.archive.org/web/201803280... ► "What We Know About the Young Boy Decapitated on the World’s Tallest Water Slide" by Amanda Calvo, published by Time, August 2016. Link: https://time.com/4444447/caleb-schwab... ► "Son of Kansas lawmaker dies on Verrückt slide at Schlitterbahn water park in Kansas City" by Matt Campbell, published by the Kansas City Star, April 2018. Link: https://www.kansascity.com/news/local... ► "I Survived the World's Tallest Water Slide" by William Powell, published by Outside, August 2014. Available via: https://web.archive.org/web/201804111... ​​​​​​​#documentary​​​​ #history​​​​​​​​​ #truestories #disaster​ #themepark #rollercoaster