Dreamworld's parent company has been fined nearly $4 million over the 2016 Thunder River Rapids Ride tragedy.
Dreamworld's parent company has been fined nearly $4 million over the 2016 Thunder River Rapids Ride tragedy.
Ardent Leisure pleaded guilty to three charges including failing to maintain the ride, maintain safework systems and provide adequate staff training. The incident occurred when a water pump malfunctioned which caused a vessel on the ride to flip and collide with another group. Kate Goodchild, her brother Luke Dorsett, his partner Roozi Araghi and Cindy Low were instantly killed in the tragedy.
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