Australian Theme Park Owner to Plead Guilty After 4 Die on Ride
4 years, 4 months ago

Australian Theme Park Owner to Plead Guilty After 4 Die on Ride

News 18  

The company that owns an Australian theme park where four people died on a river rapids ride will plead guilty to charges stemming from the 2016 tragedy, a lawyer said on Wednesday. Two men and two women died in Dreamworld park on Queensland states Gold Coast when their raft flipped on the Thunder River Rapids ride. Ardents lawyer Bruce Hodgkinson told a Gold Coast court on Wednesday that the Sydney-based company, which also owns assets in the United States and New Zealand, will plead guilty to all three charges. It said no thorough engineering risk assessment had been done on the Thunder River Rapids ride in the 30 years it was open to the public.

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Dreamworld rapids ride tragedy victim, bystanders awarded bravery commendations
8 months, 4 weeks ago

Dreamworld rapids ride tragedy victim, bystanders awarded bravery commendations

ABC  

In short: Four people involved in the 2016 Dreamworld tragedy have been recognised by the Governor-General for their bravery. Luke Dorsett was killed during the 2016 Dreamworld tragedy when the Thunder River Rapids ride malfunctioned, causing his raft to collide with another and flip. Cindy Low, Kate Goodchild and Roozi Araghi, Mr Dorsett's partner, were also killed in the incident, …

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