Dreamworld Closed Indefinitely as River Ride Deaths Probed
- Four people die after Australia water-ride raft flipped over
- Theme-park operator Ardent Leisure shares plunge up to 22%
Ardent Leisure Slumps After Theme Park Accident
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Ardent Leisure Group’s Dreamworld, the biggest theme park on Australia’s Gold Coast, will remain closed until further notice as police investigate a water-ride accident that killed four people. Shares in Ardent tumbled as much as 22 percent.
Two men and two women died Tuesday when a raft flipped over at the end of the Thunder River Rapids ride, trapping some of them in machinery, Queensland Police Assistant Commissioner Brian Codd told reporters. Two girls, aged 10 and 13, escaped from the raft.