Four people were killed this afternoon in an accident at a fun project in Queensland Gold Coast Dreamworld theme Park!
The unexpected event, called Thunder River Rapids Ride (Ray River rowing, is a very thrilling water game.
At that time, six tourists were sitting on a rubber boat, bumping right and left with the conveyor belt on the water and experiencing the adventure, but it was not expected that, just as they were about to reach the end, the entire rubber boat turned over. Two of the tourists were trapped by underwater conveyor belts and two were trapped underwater by overturned rubber boats, while two others were lucky to escape.
After the incident, paramedics, firefighters and police rushed to the scene.
Firefighters also drained water from the river to rescue the trapped.
Police have confirmed that four tourists have been killed.
The tourists who witnessed the tragedy have described the last moment of the time.
"my sister and niece were both on the kayak," said one tourist. "my sister and my niece were in this kayak. They were having a good time. I didn`t expect the boat to suddenly turn over. A female tourist was crushed under the boat and scared to death."
Another tourist said the ship was near the end of the accident, just before the boat capsized, a little girl was pulled out of the boat.
Another tourist said, "I was waiting at the entrance to the project to play when I heard a lot of people screaming, and everyone ran out from inside. It all happened so fast! "
American athlete Matthew Centrowitz, who won the men`s 1500-meter swimming championship at the Rio Olympics this year, was also playing in the park. He later posted on social media.
"Oh, my God! I just played this project 15 minutes ago, and now one tourist is seriously injured and two more are trapped."
After the incident, Dreamworld made a statement expressing the "Dreamworld is working with the police and the rescue authorities to inform the public of the details of the accident as soon as possible. At present, our focus is to appease the families of the victims. Once the latest news is available, we will update the first time."
Local Mayor Tom Tate also said, "this is a very sad day, we express our deep condolences to the families of the victims. At present, the relevant departments are investigating the accident, and we hope that we will give sufficient respect to this. "
It is reported that Thunder River Rapids Ride was opened on December 11,1986, one of the oldest and most famous visiting items in Dreamworld and the only one in Australia.
The total length of the whole exciting line is 410 meters, and the speed can reach 45 km/ h.
The event is limited to visitors over 2 years of age and 1. 2 meters tall.
The park has been temporarily closed.
