How many people die on water slides each year?
between 2002 and 2005 there were 2 deaths n water parks, July, 1977 – A 4-year-old boy drowned in a moat at an amusement park in Florida. A court ruled that the park was liable for damages. 1980 Saturday, May 17, 1980 – A 13-year-old boy was killed during a ride on a water slide in Texas. He lost both of his legs during the accident and finally drowned. 1982 Saturday, July 24, 1982 – A 15-year-old boy drowned in a wave pool at Action Park in McAfee, New Jersey. Sunday, August 1, 1982 – In an accident at Action Park in McAfee, New Jersey, a 27-year-old man was killed after being electrocuted while on the Kayak Experience ride. Two other victims also suffered electrical shock and were hospitalized. An investigation by the New Jersey Labor Department concluded that, although the ride’s equipment was properly installed and maintained, an electrical problem existed in an underwater electrical fan system, used to simulate rapids. The current in the motor circuit of an underwater fan that chu
