[10], Dreamworld announced that the park would reopen on 28 October for a special memorial service for the victims. ", Some of history's most notorious tax dodgers - who got caught, Man's skull fractured in 'disgusting, coward' attack, Doctors mystified by clump of tapeworm larvae in Melbourne woman's brain, Dreamworld operator Ardent Leisure fined $3.6 million over Thunder River Rapids ride deaths, Thunder River Rapids sentencing 'won't change nightmare' for victims' families, The gates of two of Australia's biggest theme parks swing open for the first time in six months. File photo / News Corp, Kiwi mum-of-two Cindy Low lived in Sydney for at least a decade with her Kiwi husband, Mathew, who was originally from New Plymouth. Overview of the Thunder Rivers Rapids Ride. The ABC article also states that there was a lack of basic engineering controls, including water level sensors. interesting and tragic- I have a question: was raft 6 (the stranded raft) still occupied with occupants when the collision occurred? No. The ride was designed to simulate white water rafting for six people within each circular raft. “Our thoughts are also with the first responders, emergency services personnel, investigators, counsellors and Dreamworld team members affected by this tragedy. Cindy Low, originally from Kawerau, along with Kate Goodchild, her brother Luke Dorsett and his partner Roozi Araghi died in October 2016 when a water pump on the Thunder River Rapids malfunctioned at the theme park. • “The easier part was burying them, the harrowing part is living without them.” – Ms Dorsett on the loss of her daughter, son and his partner. Since we’re sharing our Dreamworld horror stories: I was in the front seat of the log ride as a kid.
Flowers at the entrance to Dreamworld.
That's up for you to decide but i will never take my kids on these again. Is Dreamworld cooked? When one of two pumps operating the Thunder River Rapids ride at Dreamworld failed, causing the water level to drop dramatically, tragedy ensued. The second raft was further moved by the conveyor into a vertical position and subsequently caused passengers to either fall out of the raft or become trapped in close proximity to the conveyor mechanism leading to fatal injuries for four passengers. This article is more than 6 months old.
Where does Ted West like to go on holiday? [25], ... he would refer Dreamworld's parent company, Ardent Leisure, to the Queensland Office of Industrial Relations. • “I know my daughter wouldn’t want her to carry the burden.” Ms Low’s mother, Donna Cooke, said of the note she gave to the young ride operator. The state also tightened workplace health and safety prosecution laws. well i imagine they will have learnt from this and stepped up their safety standards and not be tight asses around staffing levels but corporate culture will win out in the end and its only a matter of how many years before they dial it all back.