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On July 19, 2013, a boat on Shoot the Rapids rolled back down the ride's lift hill and flipped over, injuring seven riders on board. Six were treated by park medical staff, and one was taken to a nearby hospital and later released. The ride was closed for the remainder of the 2013 season and reopened in 2014.
The body of Nevaeh Jade Newswanger was found around 1 a.m. Monday after getting trapped in an area by the Whitewater Falls, where she was visiting with her family, according to the Jackson County ...
Thunder River Rapids. Ride Express available. The Thunder River Rapids Ride was a river rapid type water ride located in the Town of Gold Rush section of the Dreamworld theme park on the Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia. [3] After four riders were killed on it in late October 2016, the ride was closed.
Safety incidents. On 25 October 2016, a malfunction of the Thunder River Rapids Ride at Dreamworld on the Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia, resulted in the deaths of four people. Two were ejected from the ride and two were trapped in the conveyor belt under it. [1][2] River rapids rides have also had accidents at a number of other theme parks.
Running whitewater rivers is a popular recreational sport, but is not without danger. Fast-moving water always has the potential for injury or death by drowning or hitting objects. Fatalities do occur; some 50 people die in whitewater accidents in the United States each year. [7]
A 3-year-old girl died after falling down a waterfall Sunday evening in North Carolina, according to authorities.
Whitewater controversy. The Whitewater controversy, Whitewater scandal, Whitewatergate, or simply Whitewater, was an American political controversy during the 1990s. It began with an investigation into the real estate investments of Bill and Hillary Clinton and their associates, Jim and Susan McDougal, in the Whitewater Development Corporation.