38: Thunder River Rapids

A popular family-friendly ride at DreamWorld would claim the lives of four people in 2016. In nearly thirty years of operation the ride had several similar but non-fatal incidents with blame placed on the operator every time, when a three thousand dollar modification could have prevented a horrific incident.
With John Chidgey.

Investigation Report:

• DreamWorld (PDF)

Links of Potential Interest:

• River Rapids Ride
• Thunder River Rapids Ride
• Dreamworld operator Ardent Leisure Fined $3.6M for Thunder River Rapids Ride Deaths
• Class Action Over Dreamworld Deaths
• Shutdown Impacts Dreamworld’s Plans For New Rollercoaster
• Dreamworld Chief Resigns After Damning Evidence At Inquest
• Dreamworld Pays $1.8M In Termination Payouts
• Dreamworld’s Missing Accountability
• Dreamworld Accident Spurs Queensland Safety Crackdown

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Episode Gold Producer: 'r'.
Episode Silver Producers: Mitch Biegler, John Whitlow, Kevin Koch, Oliver Steele, Lesley Law Chan, Hafthor and Shane O'Neill.