The Latest: Schlitterbahn critical of Kansas audit of park
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) - The Latest on a recent state inspection of a Kansas water park where a boy died in 2016 (all times local):
6:25 p.m.
Schlitterbahn is accusing the state Department of Labor of publishing "misleading and false information" about its Kansas water park by releasing an audit from a recent state inspection.
The state inspection last week found 11 alleged violations of amusement park regulations at the park in Kansas City, Kansas, where a 10-year-old boy died in 2016.
Spokeswoman Winter Prosapio said in an email that Schlitterbahn is addressing the bulk of the administrative and record-keeping issues raised in the department's report ahead of the Kansas park's scheduled seasonal opening Friday.
She also said Schlitterbahn will respond later this week with a letter "challenging the details" of the audit.
Prosapio also said the audit found no issues with rides' functioning.
The boy who died in 2016 was decapitated on a now-closed giant waterslide.
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3:35 p.m.
A state inspection has found 11 alleged violations of regulations at a Kansas water park where a 10-year-old boy died in 2016.
The Kansas Department of Labor made an audit of the Schlitterbahn park in Kansas City public Tuesday, a day after issuing a notice to the park. The inspection was last week.
The audit said safety signs in some park areas were not adequate, records were not available for review and some operating and training manuals were not complete.
The audit said one ride's parts weren't replaced as the manufacturer recommended.
The department issued a warning that the issues must be addressed.
A spokeswoman said Schlitterbahn would issue a statement about the audit.
The boy who died nearly two years ago was decapitated while riding a now-closed giant waterslide.
