Dreamworld still has no emergency training in place almost two years after a deadly tragedy claimed four lives, two senior ride operators have told an inquest.
Coroner James McDougall heard the shocking revelations on the fourth day of the inquest into the tragic deaths of Kate Goodchild, Luke Dorsett, Roozi Araghi and Cindy Low when their raft flipped on the Thunder River Rapids ride in October 2016.
The senior ride operators said they had never been trained in CPR, first-aid or any emergency drills — even after the tragedy changed the Gold Coast theme park forever.
Ride operator Timothy Williams took the stand at the inquest into the Dreamworld tragedy on Thursday
Four people were killed on the popular Thunder River Rapids ride (pictured) in October 2016
‘There has been talk and plans of doing it, but not yet as far as I’m aware,’ Tim Williams, 27, told the inquest on Thursday.
Mr Williams, who operated the popular Thunder River Rapids ride on the day of the tragedy before the actual incident told the inquest he was aware that the rafts were capable of tipping each other up, The Australian reported.
The inquest heard a pump failure caused water levels on the ride to drop, resulting in a raft becoming stuck in the passenger unload area. Another raft was carried by a conveyor into the area, where it collided with the raft and flipped up.
Courtney Williams, (pictured) who was the ride operator at the time of the tragedy returned to the witness stand for a second consecutive day
Sydney mother Cindy Low (pictured) was one of four people killed in the Dreamworld tragedy
Mr Williams’ claims were echoed colleague by Chloe Brix, who has worked at Dreamworld since 2011.
She told the inquest the Thunder River Rapids ride was one of the most complex to operate because of the tasks involved, The Courier Mail reported.
She admitted being ‘quite overwhelmed’ when she first started operating the ride.
‘You get used to it, you just make do,’ Ms Brix told the inquest.
‘There wasn’t always another staff member to come over and help out.’
The tragedy also claimed the life of Luke Dorsett (pictured)
Luke Dorsett’s partner Roozi Araghi (pictured) was also killed
The inquest also heard that the ride’s first-aid kit was not fully stocked on the day of the tragedy.
The Thunder River Rapids ride operator who watched the tragedy unfold returned to the witness stand for a second consecutive day.
Courtney Williams earlier told the inquest she had been told not to worry about an emergency stop button, which may have prevented the tragedy.
‘I would have done everything I could have do that (press the button)’ she told the inquest on Thursday.
The inquest continues.
Employee Timothy Williams (pictured right) told the inquest that Dreamworld still has no emergency training in place almost two years after the tragedy