Michael Cooke, brother of Cindy Low - AAP
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CORONER JAMES MCDOUGALL HAS DELIVERED HIS LONG-AWAITED FINDINGS FROM THE DREAMWORLD INQUEST
WHY WAS AN INQUEST HELD?
* Four people - Cindy Low, Kate Goodchild, her brother Luke Dorsett and his partner Roozi Araghi - died in 2016 when the Thunder River Rapids ride malfunctioned
WHAT DID THE CORONER SAY?
* The ride was "completely unsafe" at the time
* The tragedy was a "unique and catastrophic incident"
* "Shoddy record-keeping was a significant contributor"
* Safety procedures were "rudimentary" and "unsophisticated"
* That nobody else had died was "more good luck than good management"
WHAT DID THE CORONER RECOMMEND?
* Dreamworld owner Ardent Leisure should be referred to the Office of Industrial Relations (OIR) for possible prosecution
* Tom Polley has been referred to the Board of Professional Engineers for failing to properly inspect the ride
* Amusement park rides inspection and licensing regulations be improved
* A Code of Practice be developed for the amusement ride industry in Queensland
* Australia adopt best practice safety requirements from Europe and America
* More engineers be properly trained to inspect amusement rides
* Australian safety standards for water rides be improved in line with rollercoasters
WHAT DID THE FAMILIES SAY?
* "The easier part was burying them, the harrowing part is living without them" - Ms Goodchild's and Mr Dorsett's mother Kim Dorsett
* "Words alone cannot express the extent of our grief. Not a day goes by where she is not spoken about" - father Shane Goodchild
* "Dreamworld cares about saving face and the bottom dollar" - Ms Low's brother Michael Cooke
* "She had the heart of a tiger, soft and nurturing, stubborn and dogmatic... all of the best character traits rolled into a tiny five-foot package. Our heart aches daily as we try to be grateful for the decades we had. There just weren't enough" - Cindy Low's husband Matthew Low
* "I could write you a thousand impact statements but I still could not relate the grief and loss" - Ms Low's mother, Donna Cooke
WHAT'S NEXT?
* The OIR will decide whether to prosecute Ardent Leisure
* Ardent Leisure will address the media on Monday afternoon
