Owners of shuttered Columbus water park held in contempt [Video]

COLUMBUS, Ohio — The owners of a shuttered water park on Columbus’ east side are being held in contempt for failing to fix serious health and safety code violations, City Attorney Zach Klein announced Tuesday.

The property at Hilton Corporate Drive once housed Fort Rapids Indoor Water Park & Resort. The former hotel and indoor water park in east Columbus was shut down in 2016 due to health, safety and fire code violations.

When it was open, Fort Rapids had a history of violations and issues that caused many health problems among guests. From 2015 and early 2016, guests at the water park complained about getting sick with complaints ranging from asthma attacks and bronchitis to vomiting.

The current owners bought the property in 2017 after the water park was shuttered, but never reopened the business.

The city took legal action against the property owners to get …