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(QUEENSLAND, Australia) — Dreamworld will reopen Friday just days after four people were killed on a water ride at the amusement park in Australia.
All proceeds from the day will go to the Australian Red Cross in memory of those who lost their lives in the tragic incident, the park said.
“We hope this will be considered the start of the healing process for all concerned,” Dreamworld Australia said in a statement Wednesday.
Four adults were killed Tuesday after a raft on the Thunder River Rapids ride at the popular amusement park on Queensland’s Gold Coast turned over on its conveyor belt, police said.
“We are deeply shocked and saddened by today’s accident,” the park said in a statement following the incident. “Our hearts and thoughts go to the families involved and their loved ones.”
Two children who shared the raft with the victims were thrown from the raft, which flipped backwards after hitting a raft in front of it. The children managed to get themselves out. Closed-circuit television footage showed the ride was near the end when the two rafts collided, police said.
“In terms of how they escaped, maybe through the providence of God or somebody, but it seems from what I’ve seen almost a miracle that anybody came out of that,” Queensland Police Assistant Commissioner Brian Codd said Tuesday. “If we’re going to be thankful for anything, I’m thankful for that.”
In its statement Wednesday, Dreamworld Australia noted that its Thunder River Rapids ride “had successfully completed its annual mechanical and structural safety engineering inspection on Sept. 29, 2016.”
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