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KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- A 168-foot-tall Kansas waterslide on which a state lawmakerrsquo  10-year-old son was killed last summer will be demolished once the unfolding investigation stanley cups  of the tragedy is finished, the water parkrsquo  operators said Tuesday. Schlitterbahn Waterparks and Resorts and the family that runs converse  it said in a statement that the Verruckt ride at the Schlitterbahn park in Kansas City, Kansas, will be permanently removed from its tower once the investigation is concluded and we are given permission by the court.                                                                                                         Kansas waterpark reopens after waterslide death          00:16                                                                      In our opinion, it is the only proper course of action following this tragedy, the statement read, adding that all of us at Schlitterbahn have been heartbroken over the tragedy that occurred on Verruckt.                                        The park says it plans to continue cooperating with investigators and work with the families and staff affected by the incident, CBS affiliate WIBW reports.They added that they remain committed to the Kansas City park and the original vision of Schlitterbahn. The expect to announce what will replace Verruckt a adidas campus t some point in the future.        The ride -- billed as the worldrsquo  tallest waterslide