Thunder River Rapids, 2016
On October 25, 2016, the Thunder River Rapids Ride at Dreamsworld Theme Park in Australia’s Gold Coast broke down. The water level dropped and trapped 6 people on a raft held only by support rails towards the conveyor’s backend. Then another raft containing 6 people crashed into their raft causing both rafts to pivot up. The first raft then fell to a level position while the second raft landed in a vertical position, trapping some passengers near the conveyor while others fell. Four people died that day but two children managed to get to safety.