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Dreamworld: Siblings among dead at Australia theme park Dreamworld: Siblings and couple 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 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, 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 on Tuesday, 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". Mr Dorsett's partner Roozbeh Araghi was also killed, the ABC reports, along with a woman from New Zealand.
The park has been closed "indefinitely" and an investigation is under way. 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."
Dreamworld bills itself as Australia's biggest theme park with more than 50 rides and attractions. Visitors have been laying floral tributes at the park to honour the victims. 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.
"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. 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".
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. Two of the adults were thrown from the raft, while two were trapped in the machinery.
The children, a 10-year-old boy and a 12-year-old girl, were thrown free and survived the incident, which Mr Codd described as "almost a miracle". 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 adults were trapped beneath the raft and became caught in the ride's machinery, he said. The fourth victim has been identified by media as Cindy Low, a 42-year-old New-Zealand-born Sydney resident.
The fourth victim has been identified by local media as Cindy Low, a 42-year-old woman originally from New Zealand who had been living in Sydney for the last 10 years.
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.
The victims' storiesThe victims' stories
The Thunder River Rapids ride opened in 1986 and is billed by Dreamworld as a family friendly attraction allowing visitors to "travel down a foamy water track" in circular rafts. The Thunder River Rapids ride opened in 1986. Dreamworld says it allows visitors to "travel down a foamy water track" in circular rafts.
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.
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, is owned by Ardent Leisure Group which saw its shares plunge after the incident. 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".
"Theme parks are a place for family fun and happiness, not tragedy," he said.
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