- Police recommend no charges should be laid over horrific Dreamworld accident
- Four people died in October last year on the Thunder River Rapids ride
- Queensland coroner will ultimately decide if charges should be laid against staff
- Dreamworld owner Ardent Leisure may also face prosecution for the tragedy
Police have recommended no charges should be laid over the horrific Dreamworld disaster that killed four people – but the Gold Coast theme park’s owners could still face prosecution.
Four people died in October last year when their raft on the Thunder River Rapids ride collided with an empty raft that become stuck on a conveyor belt.
Two of them were crushed to death while the other two drowned in the water below.
Police provided a report to the Queensland coroner which said no staff should be prosecuted for the tragedy, according to the Brisbane Times.
Police have recommended no charges should be laid over the horrific Dreamworld disaster that killed four people
Four people died in October last year when their raft on the Thunder River Rapids ride collided with an empty raft that become stuck on a conveyor belt
A police spokesman said the coroner ultimately would decide if any charges were to be laid.
Ardent Leisure – the owner of the park – may still be prosecuted by Workplace Health and Safety.
Kate Goodchild (left), 32, and New Zealand expat Cindy Low (right), 42, were killed on the ride
Luke Dorsett (left), 35, and his partner Roozi Araghi (right) also tragically died
Police have recommended a coronial inquest be held in relation to the incident, it is understood.
Kate Goodchild, Roozi Araghi, Luke Dorsett and Cindy Low died in the accident on the Thunder River Rapids ride in December 2016.
The four adults were on the ride with two children. The children were flung to safety but the adults landed on the belt.
Dreamworld has been beset with issues since, including plummeting profits as fewer families visit.
In August Arden Leisure announced a $62 million loss ten months after the tragedy.
Dreamworld has been beset with issues since the accident, including plummeting profits as fewer families visit