River Parks Authority reopened the Tulsa Wave Park ahead of the Labor Day weekend, nearly two weeks after a 16-year-old boy drowned in the park.

"Anytime theres a tragedy on any of our areas, we hit pause," said Joe Medlin, Director of Outdoor Experience for River Parks.

Medlin said they took the two-week period to review their operations and make sure the water was as safe as possible before letting people back in the wave park.

"We review all operations we review, what we do," said Medlin. "We coordinate with the City of Tulsa, especially on this one. The amenities for this are owned by the city of Tulsa and we manage them for them, so we communicate with the City of Tulsa, the mayor's office, TPD and fire."

2 News Oklahoma's Stef Manchen asked why they chose to reopen now. Medlin sa

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