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Dreamworld: Siblings and couple among dead at Australia theme park | |
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A sister and brother and the brother's partner have been named as three of the four people killed in an Australian theme park accident. | |
Kate Goodchild and Luke Dorsett, 32 and 35, died on the Thunder River Rapids ride at Dreamworld on Queensland's Gold Coast on Tuesday, their mother said. | |
Mr Dorsett's partner Roozbeh Araghi was also killed, the ABC reports, along with a woman from New Zealand. | |
Two children survived in what officials said was "almost a miracle". | |
The park, one of Australia's biggest, has been closed "indefinitely" and an investigation is under way. | |
Visitors have been laying floral tributes to the victims at the gates. | |
"Our immediate concern now is to support the families of the victims and to provide appropriate counselling to our visitors and staff," the park said in a statement. | "Our immediate concern now is to support the families of the victims and to provide appropriate counselling to our visitors and staff," the park said in a statement. |
"We are working closely with authorities to understand exactly what occurred." | "We are working closely with authorities to understand exactly what occurred." |
Four adults, a 10-year-old boy and a 12-year-old girl were on the raft when it flipped after a collision with another raft, Queensland assistant police commissioner Brian Codd told reporters. | |
The children, who local media say were related to the victims, were thrown free and survived the incident, which Mr Codd described as "almost a miracle". | |
Two of the adults were thrown from the raft, while two were trapped in the machinery. | |
Kim Dorsett, the mother of Kate Goodchild and Luke Dorsett, told the Courier-Mail newspaper: "I have three children and have lost two of them today - my whole family has been wiped out." | |
The fourth victim has been identified by media as Cindy Low, a 42-year-old New-Zealand-born Sydney resident. | |
The victims' stories | The victims' stories |
The Thunder River Rapids ride opened in 1986. Dreamworld says it allows visitors to "travel down a foamy water track" in circular rafts. | |
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, 50km (30 miles) south of Brisbane, is owned by Ardent Leisure Group which saw its shares plunge 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". |
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