Moment water park slide breaks in half throwing screaming kids 30ft to ground (video) A huge water slide broke in half and crashed to the ground, throwing kids 30ft to the ground. The incident happened at Kenjeran Park in Surabaya, Indonesia. It is one of the biggest parks in the country. Horrifying footage of the incident, which happened on May 7, shows how one section of a spiralling, enclosed tube slide collapsed. Families were left screaming as swimmers fell from the broken slide to the concrete floor. According to the water park, the accident happened because the ride had worn out and weakened over time, although they did add that it was "overloaded" with people when it happened. The most recent maintenance check happened more than nine months ago, which called for the deputy mayor of Surabaya, known only as Armuji, to call for an "immediate inspection" of the rest of the park and other amusement parks in the area. Mayor Eri Cahyadi said: ...