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| Dreamworld: Siblings among dead at Australia theme park | Dreamworld: Siblings among dead at Australia theme park |
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| A sister and brother have been named as among four people killed at a theme park in Australia on Tuesday. | A sister and brother have been named as among four people killed at a theme park in Australia on Tuesday. |
| Kate Goodchild and Luke Dorsett, 32 and 35, died on the Thunder River Rapids ride at Dreamworld on Queensland's Gold Coast, their mother said. | Kate Goodchild and Luke Dorsett, 32 and 35, died on the Thunder River Rapids ride at Dreamworld on Queensland's Gold Coast, their mother said. |
| Mr Dorsett's partner Roozbeh Araghi was also killed, the ABC reports. Two children survived in what officials said was "almost a miracle". | |
| The park in Coomera has been closed and an investigation is under way. | The park in Coomera has been closed and an investigation is under way. |
| Dreamworld bills itself as Australia's biggest theme park with more than 50 rides and attractions. | Dreamworld bills itself as Australia's biggest theme park with more than 50 rides and attractions. |
| "I have three children and have lost two of them today... my whole family has been wiped out," Kim Dorsett told the Courier-Mail newspaper. | "I have three children and have lost two of them today... my whole family has been wiped out," Kim Dorsett told the Courier-Mail newspaper. |
| Four adults and two children were on the raft when it flipped after a collision with another raft, Queensland assistant police commissioner Brian Codd told reporters. | Four adults and two children were on the raft when it flipped after a collision with another raft, Queensland assistant police commissioner Brian Codd told reporters. |
| The children, two girls aged 10 and 13, were thrown free and survived the incident, which Mr Codd described as "almost a miracle". | The children, two girls aged 10 and 13, were thrown free and survived the incident, which Mr Codd described as "almost a miracle". |
| The adults were trapped beneath the raft and became caught in the ride's machinery, he said. | The adults were trapped beneath the raft and became caught in the ride's machinery, he said. |
| The fourth victim, a 42-year-old woman, has not been named. | The fourth victim, a 42-year-old woman, has not been named. |
| An "apparent misoperation or some catastrophe" was responsible for the four deaths, Mr Codd said. | An "apparent misoperation or some catastrophe" was responsible for the four deaths, Mr Codd said. |
| "There will be a broad range of things examined — policies, procedures, maintenance schedules and the actual, I guess, the make-up of the whole ride itself in terms of compliance about contemporary engineering," he was quoted as saying by the ABC. | "There will be a broad range of things examined — policies, procedures, maintenance schedules and the actual, I guess, the make-up of the whole ride itself in terms of compliance about contemporary engineering," he was quoted as saying by the ABC. |
| Thunder River Rapids ride | Thunder River Rapids ride |
| Eyewitness Lisa Capes told the ABC that she saw people running away from the ride crying. | Eyewitness Lisa Capes told the ABC that she saw people running away from the ride crying. |
| "I was speaking to one of the guys and he said it was the raft or the boat thing in front of him, the whole thing flipped and everyone was screaming," she said. | "I was speaking to one of the guys and he said it was the raft or the boat thing in front of him, the whole thing flipped and everyone was screaming," she said. |
| The Australian Workers Union said it had raised "grave concerns" about safety on rides at the park more than a year ago, though not about the river rapids ride specifically. | The Australian Workers Union said it had raised "grave concerns" about safety on rides at the park more than a year ago, though not about the river rapids ride specifically. |
| Forensic police are reviewing CCTV footage and investigating the scene. They will submit a report to the state coroner alongside workplace safety authorities and the coroner will decide if any charges should be filed. | Forensic police are reviewing CCTV footage and investigating the scene. They will submit a report to the state coroner alongside workplace safety authorities and the coroner will decide if any charges should be filed. |
| The theme park, 48km (30 miles) south of Brisbane, said it was "working as quickly as possible to establish the facts around the incident and is working closely with emergency authorities and police to do this." | The theme park, 48km (30 miles) south of Brisbane, said it was "working as quickly as possible to establish the facts around the incident and is working closely with emergency authorities and police to do this." |
| Craig Davidson, head of Ardent Theme Parks, said they were "deeply shocked and saddened" by the incident. | Craig Davidson, head of Ardent Theme Parks, said they were "deeply shocked and saddened" by the incident. |
| Shares in Ardent Leisure Group plunged after the incident. | Shares in Ardent Leisure Group plunged after the incident. |
| Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull said he was "very saddened to learn of the tragic accident". | Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull said he was "very saddened to learn of the tragic accident". |
| "Theme parks are a place for family fun and happiness, not tragedy," he said. | "Theme parks are a place for family fun and happiness, not tragedy," he said. |
| Worst amusement park accidents | Worst amusement park accidents |
| Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk said a thorough investigation would be held into the "horrific, horrific scene". | Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk said a thorough investigation would be held into the "horrific, horrific scene". |
| "This has been an absolute tragedy, a tragic accident at Dreamworld where many thousands of people go on a daily basis," she said. | "This has been an absolute tragedy, a tragic accident at Dreamworld where many thousands of people go on a daily basis," she said. |
| Were you at Dreamworld at the time of the accident? Share your stories by emailing haveyoursay@bbc.co.uk. | Were you at Dreamworld at the time of the accident? Share your stories by emailing haveyoursay@bbc.co.uk. |
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