Two children have “miraculously” escaped death at an Australian theme park after an accident on a ride that killed four adults.<br /><br /> A six-person raft on the Thunder River Rapids ride at the Dreamworld theme park on Australia’s gold coast flipped as it was travelling on a conveyor belt, seconds from the end of the water-based attraction.<br /><br /> #ICYMI: 'Everyone was screaming': Four dead in Dreamworld horror https://t.co/pzSgSRRwlM (Pic: AAP) pic.twitter.com/2dPjJG7oyi— ABC News (@abcnews) 26 October 2016<br /> <br /><br /> Two adults were crushed beneath the vessel and two became caught in the conveyor belt.<br /><br /> All have been identified and the two children who escaped unharmed were said to be traumatised and in hospital where they have been offered counseling.<br /><br /> This is how the #Dreamworld tragedy happened. https://t.co/ne74jMHoon pic.twitter.com/qN3PVpaSQB— The Australian (@australian) 25 October 2016<br /> <br /><br /> This is how the #Dreamworld tragedy happened. https://t.co/ne74jMHoon pic.twitter.com/qN3PVpaSQB— The Australian (@australian) 25 October 2016<br /> <br /><br /> This is how the #Dreamworld tragedy happened. https://t.co/ne74jMHoon pic.twitter.com/qN3PVpaSQB— The Australian (@australian) 25 October 2016<br /> <br />‘Tragic loss’<br /><br /> The victims were brother and sister Luke Dorsett, 35 and Kate Goodchild, 32 – whose daughter, 12, was riding in the same raft but escaped unharmed – and Dorsett’s partner, Roozi Araghi, 38.<br /><br /> The fourth is Cindy Low, 42, a New Zealand national living in Sydney. Her 10-year-old son was alongside her in the raft while her partner, Mathew, and daughter were in another<br /><br /> “The family are traumatised, and kindly request that their privacy be respected as they try to come to terms with this tragic loss,” a statement from Low’s family said, adding they would not make any further statements “in this time of intense grief”.<br /><br /> ‘Miracle’ escape<br /><br /> It is understood that the children were thrown clear of the raft as it flipped.<br /><br /> They escaped without serious physical injury.<br /><br /> Queensland Police Assistant Commissioner Brian Codd said: “In terms of how they escaped, maybe through the providence of God or somebody, but it seems, from what I’ve seen, almost a miracle that anybody came out of that. If we’re going to be thankful for anything, I’m thankful for that.”<br /><br /> In a televised statement, Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull said: “Theme parks are a place for family fun and happiness not tragedy. This is a very, very sad and tragic event. Our thoughts and prayers are with the families of those who lost their lives.”<br /><br /> The park is currently closed until further notice while forensic police carry out an examination of the river rapids ride.<br />
