Schwab’s sister, Lila Schwab, released a statement following the report’s release: “Caleb was human. He hid his pain behind his music, and now we wish we’d seen it sooner. Our family hopes his story brings more open conversations about mental and physical health in the arts.”
Caleb was riding in the front seat of a three-person raft. As the raft ascended the slide’s second major hill, it became airborne. Caleb was propelled upward, striking the heavy metal support brackets designed to hold the safety netting in place. The extreme velocity of the impact caused instant, fatal trauma. The two adult passengers in the rear seats sustained severe facial lacerations and fractures but survived. Engineering and Design Failures caleb schwab autopsy report exclusive
According to the autopsy report, Caleb's cause of death was listed as "blunt force trauma to the head." The manner of death was ruled as an "accident." The report also noted that Caleb had no pre-existing medical conditions that could have contributed to his death. As the raft ascended the slide’s second major
The slide relied heavily on specific weight configurations to prevent the nose of the raft from becoming airborne. Investigative Findings and Autopsy Summary The two adult passengers in the rear seats
The tragedy resulted in immediate closures, multi-million dollar settlements, and criminal indictments:
Investigative reports and grand jury indictments highlighted several critical failures in the ride's design and operation: