At Least 4 Killed On Theme Park ‘River Rapids’ Ride In Australia | TODAY
Overnight the popular Thunder River Rapids ride malfunctioned at the Dreamworld theme park in Australia, killing at least four people. The ride was considered family-friendly and safe for children as young as 3. NBC’s chief global correspondent Bill Neely reports for TODAY.
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At Least 4 Killed On Theme Park ‘River Rapids’ Ride In Australia | TODAY
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The ride was grossly unsafe. My wife and i rode it a year before this happened to the day and almost to the exact time it happened. At the time i commented that it felt like the boat would flip and that i didn't feel safe. I said it was only a matter of time before someone was hurt or killed. May they Rest in Peace :( :( :(
@rainbowgremlinproductions
4 жыл бұрын
It must say somthing about their safety checks when almost every ride broke down several times a day and even queuing for a ride wasnt a guarantee of getting on it because there was a chance it was going to break down before you got on it
@02.adityategarryano25
4 жыл бұрын
It's a good thing you're safe and may they rest in peace
@shelailah6322
4 жыл бұрын
I rode it a couple days before the death. Rest In Peace the family
@rainbowgremlinproductions
4 жыл бұрын
@@shelailah6322 yer it didnt feel safe and the park really couldnt have cared less. God knows how many times a day different rides broke down
@mstrmren
4 жыл бұрын
Thsi ride is not dangerous, its completly safe, the unsafe feeling that you are about to fall out is part of the ride! This was a tragic accident, but you have to remeber that there are maybe 100 of these rides in operation, and only on one ride afer more than one decade after the opening this happend.
This doesn’t tell the whole story of how horrific this scene was. 2 of them drowned and the other 2 were crushed by the machinery under the conveyer belt. It took until early the next morning to get every part of them out of there, the first responders had to seek counselling.
@jillmont3342
2 жыл бұрын
Omg
@Pignificent
Жыл бұрын
Bwahahahahahaha!! That's hilarious!!!
@melissab6976
Жыл бұрын
Thank you for sharing this. It's absolutely horrifying and when I was looking at the pictures of the scene, I couldn't comprehend how it resulted in death exactly. My heart breaks for the families, especially the kids who saw their parents die in front of them. No one should ever have to go through or see that.
@Uncleandrew68
Жыл бұрын
@@Pignificentstop trollin' 🙄
@OccidentalAryan
10 ай бұрын
@@Uncleandrew68 Not trolling.
I looked up this story and the way they died was absolutely horrific. I cannot even imagine the people who witnessed this, especially the kids.
@qdsbssqsqqs3233
3 жыл бұрын
how?
@rogeliocano9536
2 жыл бұрын
@@qdsbssqsqqs3233 they were shredded..
@Cheyannerose12
2 жыл бұрын
@@rogeliocano9536 omg
@GZDG
Жыл бұрын
Apparently 2 kids escaped
@JosieAndTheFurbs
Жыл бұрын
Yeah, and one of the kids blames herself for begging her mum to go on it....poor girl, I hope she knows now that it wasn't her fault.
This breaks my heart.. the poor children of those adults. This hurts.
My husband and I don't let our kids ride certain rides that give us a bad feeling. We don't do traveling carnival rides at all. People probably think we're overprotective but we live near a now defunct water park that had a slide that killed a boy due to their negligence. When that water park opened that slide, we told our kids they weren't riding it because it looked sketchy. We were right. I'm not an anxious person but I don't trust my kids' lives to some of these rides I see.
@kirbiplays
2 жыл бұрын
Coming from a 13 year old, you go mom! Traveling carnivals scare the heck out of me anyways, they dont seem safe at all
@superiorelectric8295
2 жыл бұрын
You guys are great parents! Safety comes first
@nikolasspacexoxo
2 жыл бұрын
@@kirbiplays i don’t usually comment on videos however you’re very well spoken for a 13 year old :) just wow
@dejuhvu1793
2 жыл бұрын
No rides are safe. Every single ride can cause a problem. It’s a matter of when & how
@Sunflowers9191
2 жыл бұрын
@@dejuhvu1793 True but I have more trust in a ride in an amusement park then carnival rides that have to be set up every couple of days
I have been on that ride many times, it's so sad that this has happened.😩
RIP to those all involved. Every time I see a video of an amusement park ride fatally malfunctioning, it’s almost always a water raft ride just like this. You’ll never catch me or my family on one again. Absolutely horrible. RIP again. 😪
@Giganotti
2 жыл бұрын
I think you should know that the emoji you used is not crying emoji, but a sleepy emoji. The "tear" is a snot bubble, which is especially used in cartoons to comically express that the character is sleeping.
@riding4beers889
4 ай бұрын
wuss
These terrible events always remind me of "final destination"
@Egehan-yd9kl
3 жыл бұрын
forrealllll
@Maryam_aam
3 жыл бұрын
Same I was just thinking it!!
@danewoods4712
2 жыл бұрын
How’s your comment timing as I get on KZread to see what happened at movie world today and happened to dive into this, approximately 2 mins prior we put on a dvd from the collection, final destination lol
An Anerican show reporting g on an accident that happened in Australia, yet the correspondent is in London...
@joshj4416
4 жыл бұрын
Vincent Nguyen Imagine waiting in line for three hours just to die on the worst ride at dreamworld
@Joebama186
4 жыл бұрын
Mr worldwide
@CallmeQeoe
4 жыл бұрын
I get it dude, I feel just as puzzled when I see blacks anywhere but in Africa
@lvtinoheat920
3 жыл бұрын
@@CallmeQeoe lol you thought you did something there
@Ifrahmoe
3 жыл бұрын
@@CallmeQeoe your mad. Go back to where you came from cuz it’s obviously depressing
This was 4-5 years ago. Have the lawsuits been settled yet? Have the families been paid?
@SachiraBhanu
3 жыл бұрын
money ?
@j__ck7562
3 жыл бұрын
unfortunately the girl is still fighting a lawsuit against the park for the death of her mum, uncle and her uncles husband
@missdaydreamss
3 жыл бұрын
@@j__ck7562 unbelievable 😳!!!!!
@theshillneckedlizard8364
2 жыл бұрын
No they haven't. Ardent Leisure are a fkn disgusting corporation, they are trying to drag it out until the family runs out of emotional energy and settles for a paltry amount
We've been on that ride many times with our kids thinking it was one of the safest rides at the park. Those poor people :(.
@CAS89
3 жыл бұрын
It is safe 30 years one mishap pretty safe in all honesty
@neo-didact9285
3 жыл бұрын
@@CAS89 But when a mishap *DOES* happen, it's a horrific way to die.
@eccawarrior
Жыл бұрын
It looked safe for most of the ride until we were passing by the conveyor belt, there was no covering of it whatsoever, looked very dangerous to me
similar thing happened at a park called Drayton Manor in UK. the raft didn’t flip but this young girl tried swapping seats with her friend mid ride and she was flung into the water of the river rapids. she died sadly and the ride was removed from the park.
@evehxr7858
3 жыл бұрын
@@harrier331 yes i know it was different but i meant that the two incidents both involved a river rapids ride and someone died because of it. sorry for not being clear in my comment.
@nearestyoutube
3 жыл бұрын
Since your comments, just looked up the case. HSE took a prosecution in the end. Failure over their risk assessment despite similar incidents in past and inadequate controls to detect anyone in the water or means of adequate rescue
@cat1n282
2 жыл бұрын
That’s human error tho, like how another ride in the uk suffered from human error too (similar) where they had put a 5th cart on the track and didn’t inform the other staff so they collided
i just read the coroner's report. so the conveyer belt is not like a treadmill or airport conveyer where ur on top of a solid material that loops the whole machine, but rather just spaced out wooden planks that move with nothing underneath them. for description's sake, you cannot stand on the conveyer belt, if u tried to jump on it while it was operating u would fall thru the big empty space between each wooden slat & u would be cut in half by them moving. think moving train tracks elevated off the ground. what happened was 1 of 2 water pumps necessary for the ride to function failed & within 70 something SECONDS of that failure those people were dying. all the water rapidly drained, causing a different raft to become wedged as it fell from a floating position in the water to directly laying on the rails of the ride (next to but off the conveyer belt), then the ill fated raft bumped into it & the conveyer still running obviously kept pushing it into the wedged raft & so there was no where to go but up & both rafts were pushed vertical before the raft with no injuries thankfully fell back to a rest position & the ill fated raft went completely sideways. the raft basically landed with one side touching the floor of the ride - a little gap between the elevated conveyer belt & the elevated ride track just big enough for sideways raft to have fallen into. like if this is the belt & track: ㅛㅛㅛㅛㅛㅛㅛ ㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠ the raft was like this: ㅛㅛㅛㅛㅛㅛㅛ↕️ㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠ so the tops of the people heads faced the conveyer belt & given more clearance the conveyer belt would have gone above their chest.... but the was no clearance so those wooden planks... just whacked into their heads & chests & tore them open & apart. the two kids were strapped into the seats most lifted into the air, so they were able to climb out of the raft & off the ride without being struck by the wood planks, but they saw everything. medics said even if they had world class heart & brain & trauma doctors waiting there at the ready, they couldnt have saved those people. they died relatively quickly & did not have time to drown.
@dumptruck3591
2 жыл бұрын
Underrated comment. I've been following this horrific incident the past couple days and I've been having such a difficult time understanding an visualizing the cause of death. Morbid but, ultimately just wanting to understand what happened. So many different sources left out a ton of information and sugar-coated a LOT. (Understandable,however, for the families and surviving victims probabaly wouldn't wish to see that on the news). But thank you so, so much for the description. And by God, bless those children survivors and witnesses. And Rest in peace to the victims
I'm surprised Fascinating Horror hasn't done a story on this yet.
@TipsyStrawberry
3 жыл бұрын
Someone did request that they do a video on this in the comments of one of their previous videos, I'm hoping they do it soon too
@StopCappingMan
3 жыл бұрын
Check out their channel. They just uploaded it. Cheers!
@elofkjellson3906
3 жыл бұрын
He just uploaded one half an hour ago, it is a good video.
@AwkwardBlackGal613
3 жыл бұрын
He did and That's how I got to this video.
@ohnoajellyfish
3 жыл бұрын
Yeah, I watched it today!
And now it’s happened again in Iowa, USA. Same type of ride. It flipped and killed a young boy and left another in critical condition. Heartbreaking and disturbing as it seems these rides aren’t safe!
@MaryLab2930
3 жыл бұрын
these rides are safe, but freak accidents do happen. the one ur talking about was the second incident in over 40 years on just that ride. it’s very rare
@sammy2745
2 жыл бұрын
Intamin manufacturer these rides as safely as they can. The accidents are due to lack of maintenance and the park’s fault
“DUDE!”
The channel Fascinating Horror did a documentary style video on this accident (which he handled very respectfully), and the details behind it were absolutely horrific. The ride was a deathtrap waiting to happen.
@CAS89
3 жыл бұрын
30 years and one mishap pretty good if you ask me
@theshillneckedlizard8364
2 жыл бұрын
@@CAS89 Mate, that's just it, there wasn't just one mishap. There had been multiple breakdowns and malfunctions and it had all just been swept under the carpet. If you read the coroner's report, it was a miracle that the ride had gone for as long as it did without anyone being killed.
@anik1860
Жыл бұрын
I came here from that channel only
Why is this guy smiling as he recalls the horrific incident?
@matthewmccalister5594
Ай бұрын
That was the most disturbing part to me... he looked almost excited to say he didn't want to tell them what he saw...
@04sar05
3 күн бұрын
@@matthewmccalister5594you all realize that many people laugh when something traumatic happens. Its just shock
1:01 Why's the guy in the background waving at the camera?
@kail1660
4 жыл бұрын
Cuz he’s on the news
@ellebelle6439
4 жыл бұрын
On news....
@AwkwardBlackGal613
3 жыл бұрын
Hi mom
@dr.groove7957
3 жыл бұрын
That's Danny. He's waving because he didn't get decapitated that day.
:26 "Dreamworld now a Nightmare" bet that reporter has had that little tagline ready since the park opened.
I operated a ride like this before and I used to get so nervous operating it after they told me some people died on that ride in Texas (I operated the one in Gurnee).
@chstrackbeast
3 жыл бұрын
Gurnee Il? Six Flags?
@FinalFrontier101
2 жыл бұрын
Yep there's one at six flags great America I haven't been there in a minute, but that ride is old, roaring rapids or something same concept
@laureng.3785
2 жыл бұрын
Oh sbit I used to live a few minutes away from that six flags! Gotta say.. one of my least favorite rides
RIP to the four from nz
@sarahb3084
7 жыл бұрын
herd family 3 from Canberra 1 originally from NZ but living in Sydney
@taylortwins3871
7 жыл бұрын
herd family
I was on the day before it happened
@TechVip3r
6 жыл бұрын
Tiffany Street was there any problems with it?
@csbcsb4458
4 жыл бұрын
I was on it 16 years before it happened...? And?
@binnn5691
4 жыл бұрын
Imagine standing in line for 3 hours just to die on the world's shittiest ride
@crunchycroutons8806
4 жыл бұрын
@@csbcsb4458 im sorry but your an actual plank if you dont understand what that person meant by saying they went on it a day before they were implying that it could have been them who died
@csbcsb4458
4 жыл бұрын
@@crunchycroutons8806 I understand what they are saying. Guess what, I drove on a freeway today which someone died on 3 hours later. Cheers, dickhead.
i would have never guessed this kind of "childish", innocent ride could be this dangerous.
@redbecca3242
3 жыл бұрын
I think usually these rides are totally safe but this park made its own ride instead of using a separate ride manufacturer and engineers, and it had big safety violations.
i still remember watching this live when i was packing to go myself to gold coast we were planning on stopping by dreamworld before we go to our hotel. my mother started second guessing whether or not we go but still ended up going to gold coast we just went to movie world instead
@friendlyneighbourhoodbridg1354
4 жыл бұрын
AngelBunnyCosplay for future reference, MovieWorld has a near-impeccable safety record (I know people who check the safety of rides at all of the major theme parks on the Gold Coast for a living, and they told me this. They also said that Dreamworld’s was checkered at the very best).
@csbcsb4458
4 жыл бұрын
You are a bizzare individual...1 in a million event and you were second guessing going.... Wow.you must live an exciting life...
@guestaccount5635
4 жыл бұрын
@@csbcsb4458 bizzare because they said they second guessed going all they did was say something and apparentley thats bizzare. Wow.you must live an exciting life to
@themythicwaffle
3 жыл бұрын
dude same.
@themythicwaffle
3 жыл бұрын
I wonder if we saw each other.
I found the full autopsy if anyone wants to read about their injuries POST MORTEM FINDINGS Kate Goodchild 25. An external and full internal post-mortem examination was carried out on 26 October 2016 by Pathologist, Dr Dianne Little. A CT scan and toxicological testing was also conducted.7 26. The post-mortem examination revealed the presence of severe chest and abdominal injuries. A band of abrasions and bruising were found across the upper and mid trunk, as well as the corresponding area across the left upper arm. Internal injuries found included multiple rib fractures, fragmentation of the liver, transection of the duodenum and torn blood vessels to the right kidney. These injuries were the direct cause of death and suggestive of a crushing blow to this area of the body. There was no evidence of drowning. Luke Dorsett 27. An external and full internal post-mortem examination was carried out on 26 October 2016 by Pathologist, A/Professor Alex Olumbe. A CT scan and toxicological testing was also conducted.8 28. The external examination revealed extensive bruising and abrasions over the entire body. Multiple severe contusions and crushing injuries to the neck, spine and ribs, as well as the liver, were found following the internal examination. These injuries were consistent with having been caused by multiple compressive impacts, particularly to the cervical area, and upper section of the thoracic spinal column, resulting in severing of the brain stem, as well as other injuries. Death would have been rapid. There was no evidence of drowning. Cindy Low 29. An external and full internal post-mortem examination was carried out on 25 October 2016 by Pathologist, Dr Dianne Little. A CT scan and toxicological testing was also conducted.9 30. Extensive multiple injuries were observed to the head, chest, abdomen, pelvis and limbs, the combined effect of which was found to be the cause of death. Roozbeh Araghi 31. An external and full internal post-mortem examination was carried out on 25 October 2016 by Pathologist, A/Professor Alex Olumbe. A CT scan and toxicological testing was also conducted.10 32. The cause of death was extensive disruptive chest injuries evidence of which was evident internally and externally. The mechanism of death was found to be a single disruptive compressive impact to the middle section of the chest due to a rapid movement by an implement. Death would have been rapid. There was no evidence of drowning. 7 ExA3&A4 8 ExA7&A8 9 ExA11&A12 10 Ex A15 & A16 Findings of the inquest into the death of Kate Louise Goodchild Luke Jonathan Dorsett, Cindy Toni Low & Roozbeh Araghi Page 10 of 274
apparently the employee in charge of the ride was on her first day.
@martinreilly2259
7 жыл бұрын
Maybe so, but not relevant. I've been to Dreamworld at least 30 times, and have been on this particular ride many times over the past 20 years. It's all automated. I have always noted that you'd not want to fall out of the ride near the conveyor section/s, as it looks brutal down there. Steel + wood frames + steel / wood moving parts, and a lot of water.
@Stephen05777
6 жыл бұрын
Repton not true. Plus most rides have multiple operators. And the main one on this ride had been there for years
May they rest in peace! My sincere condolences to the family 🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾
I mean RIP to the four killed From nz
Someone died in Texas on one of these death traps about 20 years ago
Dreamworld is nightmare world
Smh this same ride killed a lady here in Texas at six flags years ago
Theres a very similiar ride to this in my city 😢
Greddy CEO"s not spending on proper safety practises, almost Manslaughter!!
@migaish_
3 жыл бұрын
I know this comment is old but I thought you'd might like an update on this incident. The park owner have been held accountable www.google.com/amp/s/amp.abc.net.au/article/12709338
This is 4 years old why recommend now?!
They said the ride has been at the park for 30 years. And this is the first accident. So I'd say the safety on the ride was good. I think it says more about the park's ability to _maintain_ those safety systems.
@kiwikiwi2483
3 жыл бұрын
Doubt this was the rides first accident... First documented/acknowledged accident
@theshillneckedlizard8364
2 жыл бұрын
This wasn't the first accident or incident by a long way. It was all just swept under the carpet. Here is a quote from Australia's ABC network, reporting the findings of coroner Aaron Guilfoyle - "A coronial inquest into the four deaths made findings of a series of failures at the park, including safety and maintenance systems that the coroner described as "rudimentary at best" and "frighteningly unsophisticated." "The failures of the defendant were not momentary," Mr Guilfoyle said. "The failures did not occur solely on the day of the incident, they were failures well before then, which led ultimately to what transpired. " In a statement issued after the fine, Ardent Leisure chairman Gary Weiss and CEO John Osborne said they accepted the court's decision to impose the largest fine in Queensland history for a workplace tragedy. "Ardent accepts responsibility for this tragedy without qualification or reservation," their statement said."
There's a ride exactly like this in Canada. I've only rode it once with my family but I felt uncomfortable when our boat approached the conveyor part. It felt like it was higher than the water level and would somehow turn the entire boat sideways when it went onto the rotating ramp. Other than that, the main part of the ride just floating on the river was fine.
@susieballard4957
2 жыл бұрын
Usually from my experience, riders will exit the raft/float before it reaches the elevator or conveyor belt. This is my first time seeing this type of design where the riders stay in the raft, as it is on the lift hill.
@sammy2745
2 жыл бұрын
There are many rides like this around the world, but the main manufacturer Intamin, is not to blame as the ride is safe if maintained well
@Hope-uo1nz
2 жыл бұрын
@@sammy2745 actually intamin didn’t even build this ride, it was custom made by the park and is likely the reason so few safety features were in place
The poor kids and families of the victims should be millionaires now
You know, with all the recent horror stories I think it’s time to ban amusement parks. The senseless maiming and killing in those establishments needs to be stopped.
Dude in the car saying he doesnt wanna talk about what he saw while having a big smile on his face, yah cameras make ya nervous but are you traumatized or prerending to be traumatized? Ive witnessed some "stuff" in my life like that n i guarentee i wouldnt be able to talk to the reporter cuz everytime my mouth opened id feel like vomiting...thats a natural response
@goodshipkaraboudjan
Жыл бұрын
People respond differently, I've seen it myself that people in high stress will laugh. It's just a response to what he saw while having a camera in his face while he want's to leave.
@sebastianfischer2082
15 күн бұрын
Who cares 🤷♀️ so fragile.
Oh god, that was my favourite ride...
@TheSagaContinuesWu
5 жыл бұрын
Eric Fapton you win
@ecstaticmemories6593
4 жыл бұрын
@Eric Fapton that joke is dead now💀
@sinphazar7231
3 жыл бұрын
@@ecstaticmemories6593 what joke?
I feel so bad the kids had to see that.💔💔🥺🥺
used to be my favourite ride. a shame it was so unsafe and unregulated
This same thing just happend in iowa yesterday dame model same manufacturing company
FYI! I was five, and my family and I, literally went on the ride the day before this happened 💀💀😭😭😭😭 just heard about this, I’m blessed that we didn’t go on it the next day 😢😢😢😢😢😢
We had that same ride at King's Island for decades and it never did that.
I went on this ride countless times growing up and into adulthood. I took my own children on this ride. It was a safe ride until a genuine freak accident. I wish they had implemented more safety designs instead of closing it down. It had been at dreamworld for over 30 years and was a ride for the whole family.
@jades.32
8 ай бұрын
What’s the big deal of the ride being closed down? So many things led up to the “freak accident”. A family died on this ride…and that doesn’t scare you?! Just because you had a good time on the ride, that makes it safe??
the way the witnesses are recounting what they saw is kinda weird here?? like first guy is smiling the whole time and the guy who posted it just has a weird tone to his tweet?? idk
@kakky3222
3 жыл бұрын
100% the guy was in shock, i smile or make weird faces when i don't know what i just saw or heard
@qdsbssqsqqs3233
3 жыл бұрын
Aussies are drunk all the time
This same stupid ride killed another american kid at adventure land in US. This is a dangerous ride. Needs to be taken out of all amusement parks
It was my favourite ride but now I can't say it is, last time I went on it was like 4 years ago
Just awful.
Bro was literally dying to ride it
Scary to think I went on this as a child
r.i.p to those who lost they're lives
Guest 2487: I'm not going on "river rapids ride in Australia" - it isn't safe.
How horrid, may they be resting in peace..
*no ride is "safes" in a theme park. All ride can become potentially deadly.*
@jareds-tits
3 жыл бұрын
No they cant genius. Wow you sound so smart, not!!!
@NathanBRing
3 жыл бұрын
If there not manufactured by the person who is there yes it can be deadly, if the person has a watched what was going on, they wouldn't had died at all.
R.I.P😢
Jeeze, that should never happen
What kind of pump, and draining equipment do these rides have?
this is horrible i live on the gold coast
The fact ive been on that ride haunts me
R.I.Peace 💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐
don't know why the male eye witness was smiling!
@TH-mr2ne
4 жыл бұрын
Gerhard Doss He loved it. He bought some popcorn while watching them.
@ChelseaRaeDeBeer
4 жыл бұрын
Could be shock. I've burst out laughing in situatioins I certainly did not find funny because of shock.
@TH-mr2ne
4 жыл бұрын
Chelsea de Beer Yeah exactly. I just like stirring the pot but you're 100%. People react in different ways and have different ways of dealing with things.
@AwkwardBlackGal613
3 жыл бұрын
He was nervous. Some people smile or feel the need to laugh in dark situations rather than crying.
@krystalroxX7
3 жыл бұрын
@@AwkwardBlackGal613 and those “some people” are complete PSYCHOPATHS!
I went on that ride. Dreamworld really need to be more careful
i always had a bad vibe about the ride, my mum and my younger sister would force me to go on it, whenever i went on it i cried, my mum said it would be fun, i never had fun on it, i hated it, when this accident happened, i just was like oh wow i knew something was off about that ride, it was a pretty old ride like over 20 years old or something, it had obviously had maintenance and revamping done to it but they should have closed it sooner and they shouldn't have opened the ride on that day because the water tide was also to low but they workers still opened it, im glad dreamworld is back on their feet and has built a new ride and is building a new roller coaster currently, it has been over 4 years since this happened, i feel extremely sorry for the kids who watched their parents get crushed, dreamworld is a better place for younger children with all the kids ride they have, they only have a couple of adults rides but they are currently working on a new roller coaster to replace the area where the thunder river rapids was, i hope nobody else suffers their fate at dreamworld although it could happen i just hope it doesn't
@ifminecrafthadfloods3659
Жыл бұрын
except the rollercoaster was supposed to be a memorial...
No wonder why I was so scared of this ride, before it happened.
😔😕😩😭R.I.P now I'm scared 😳
I was gonna go to dream world the next day when this happens I was 4 to😭
Very sad😞🙏
Geeze that is so sad R.I.P.
This is why I’m scared of these river rapids type of rides
Jesus Christ that awful
The theme park will be sued for billions
@nmer5023
3 жыл бұрын
Lmao billions is a bit extreme. 30 million tops
That guy who talked about it first is smiling
@mk2_Sateka
3 жыл бұрын
people deal with trauma differently. some cry,some laugh hysterical..i,personally, make veeery bad jokes and laugh when something's serious or trauma is happening..
@lindsay6236
3 жыл бұрын
Nervous habit. Especially if you’re in camera.
@jen-jl5dn
3 жыл бұрын
I smile when I’m nervous or in shock. Nothing wrong with it
@triinomial
3 жыл бұрын
Yea fs a trauma response, he said he'd rather not talk about it
@kbennettcomedy
3 жыл бұрын
I thought it odd too, but it’s probably a shock reaction.
1:50 the boyfriend in the background like i’m too cool for television..
I’ve been on this ride so many times
They had the ride investigated and it turns out that all of it was very dangerous and unsafe
This happened in Arlington Tx Six flags a few years earlier
Why is he smiling while describing the children screaming
@AwkwardBlackGal613
3 жыл бұрын
I think he was nervous with all the cameras reporters and attention he was getting.
@gina4808
3 жыл бұрын
@@AwkwardBlackGal613 good point
@Chichimee
3 жыл бұрын
Inadvertently and out of nervousness/utter shock
@qdsbssqsqqs3233
3 жыл бұрын
cause it wasn't his family that got killed
i was on the ride THREE DAYS before this incident happened. i thought witnessing the giant drop swinging was dangerous. from the age of 12 when i went on the rapids onwards, i had a distrust for any sort of amusement park ride. probably a cocky thing to say, but i was mortified after that.
I used to see people ride this ride on KZread all the time and it did not look safe to me at all, all of the water rides look safe to me except for this one for some weird reason and now look at this video.🤷🏾♀️💔💔💔
I was on that ride in 1987. I remember it because a 'rock' that jutted out hit my mum in the head when the raft slammed into the side of the 'cave' wall.
I had ride few times and felt a bit boring then. Now looking back , OMG, I may have cheated death.
I knew I hated water parks for a reason
@ndingo
2 жыл бұрын
This ant no water park it was a water ride
dam i was gonna go today not hapenning just like the log ride
The same 7 years ago with river rapids drayton manor England
There are so many tragedies worldwide on rides just like this one (same model, same manufacture)
The description doesn’t make sense
What I don’t understand, how were two people ejected? I’ve ridden this in the US, we have seatbelts?
@migaish_
3 жыл бұрын
Ours didn't have seatbelts, staff weren't trained to stop the ride in an emergency, poor safety checks and so much more. I've been on this ride years and years ago, always felt like it might tip over, but I was never scared. What happened was completely preventable. www.abc.net.au/news/2016-10-25/four-people-dead-ride-at-dreamworld-gold-coast/7963880
@chooseyourpoison5105
3 жыл бұрын
They did have seatbelts but they were the sort that fastened together with Velcro. Utterly useless for situations like when the craft is literally tipped upside down. Apparently they gave way almost immediately
@chooseyourpoison5105
3 жыл бұрын
@@harrier331 Fair point, but the irony is that two of the victims were trapped underwater by the upended craft and drowned anyway.
i couldnt imagine going to dreamworld as a fun day, then dying in a horror way. i go to dreamworld everymonth, im scared that this will happen to me.
Is this place still open??? 2021
@mocha_.
3 жыл бұрын
The park yes, but not the ride.
Our favourite ride as kids. Absolutely insane this happened. It was a FAMILY RIDE
Rest In Peace to them that pasted
love it when americans say australia
@rolyatyobillys4138
4 жыл бұрын
ThatGaming Sense All strail E ya
@amberry1613
4 жыл бұрын
these arent americans lmfao
@syncedf
4 жыл бұрын
@@amberry1613 yes they are
@sabrinapena6196
4 жыл бұрын
Synced Playz these ppl are British lol
@santiago4708
4 жыл бұрын
Sabrina Pena the lady was american it’s an american news program
This only happened 3-5 months after I went to dreamworld
the best experience i had, unlucky for them
Witness tells us what he saw then quotes "I'd rather not talk about what I saw"... 🙄
I went on that ride the day before the accident
This happens when the park decided to skip over maintenance and remove some parts plus that bad design