The young son of a Kansas politician has been killed on a waterslide which is billed as the world's largest.
Republican state representative Scott Schwab and his wife Michele said in a statement their son Caleb had died at Schlitterbahn Waterpark in Kansas City on Sunday.
The 10-year-old was killed on the park's main attraction - Verruckt, a waterslide with 264 stairs leading to the top.
Verruckt means "insane" in German.
There were no specific details given as to what led to Caleb's death.
He had been visiting the park with his family.
The Verruckt waterslide opened in 2014
His parents said: "Since the day he was born, he brought abundant joy to our family and all those he came in contact with.
"As we try to mend our home with him no longer with us, we are comforted knowing he believed in our saviour Jesus and they are forever together now.
"We will see him another day."
Caleb's parents, who have three other sons, also asked for privacy to grieve.
Park spokesman Winter Prosapio said an investigation had been launched and the park would be closed on Monday and the ride closed until the investigation is complete.
She added: "We honestly don't know what's happened, that's why a full investigation is necessary.
"We have to understand what's happened."
She said the park's rides were inspected daily and inspected by an "outside party" before the start of each season.
The slide's 2014 opening was hit by delays, including a problem with the conveyor system that carried swimmers' rafts to the top of the 168ft-high slide.
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