Kids’‘miracle’ survival as Australia theme park deaths probed

Four people were killed when a Dreamworld theme park ride malfunctioned in Gold Coast, Australia, on October 25, 2016.-AFP

Gold Coast, Australia, Oct 25, 2016 (AFP) - Two children had a “miracle” survival when a raft flipped at an Australian theme park killing four adults, police said Wednesday, as claims emerged that safety concerns had been raised at Dreamworld last year.

Two women and two men died when two rafts on the Thunder River Rapids ride at the Gold Coast tourist attraction collided Tuesday, tipping one backwards, with police saying the victims were “caught in machinery”.