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Las Vegas-Area Water Park Sued Over Boy’s Injuries

August 4, 2015

The parents of a 6-year-old boy who was pulled from a wave pool at a Las Vegas-area water park have filed a lawsuit claiming that the boy now has severe neurological impairments.

The lawsuit filed Tuesday in Clark County District Court alleges that negligent safety precautions caused the May 27 incident at Cowabunga Bay in Henderson.

The boy’s parents, Peter and Christian Gardner, say the park didn’t have the required number of lifeguards on duty and didn’t require young children to wear life jackets.

lawsuitThe Southern Nevada Health District cited Cowabunga Bay in June for not having 17 lifeguards at the wave pool. There were only eight on duty.

The park was threatened with closure this week, but amended training procedures and a park spokeswoman says it didn’t close.

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  • June 27, 2016 at 9:53 am
    Agent says:
    We have seen a lot of the irresponsible parenting recently with the boy that fell into the Gorilla pit and the alligator snatching a child at Disney World. Kids will naturall... read more
  • June 26, 2016 at 6:41 pm
    DesertLiz says:
    I'm often astounded when I attend Cowabunga in Henderson. The irresponsible parenting is rampant! DO NOT rely on lifeguards to babysit your kids, that is not what they are the... read more
  • August 5, 2015 at 1:41 pm
    Nebraskan says:
    I couldn't agree with you more. Even if my daughter were an excellent swimmer, I wouldn't let her go in a wave pool by herself at that age. And I would prefer her to wear a li... read more

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