Ardent Leisure Chief Executive says she will donate AUS $167,500 to those who were killed. Australian Red Cross will receive the money to help support the victims of the tragic loss.
Thomas quoted on CNN said she has been, "deeply affected and saddened by the tragic deaths," especially because of "the impact of this incident on their children and families."
While on The Daily Telegraph she said, "I have been deeply affected and saddened by the tragic deaths of Kate Goodchild, Luke Dorsett, Roozbeh Araghi, and Cindy Low at Dreamworld on Tuesday, in particular, the impact of this incident on their children and families,'' she said in a statement.
Six people were riding on at the park's Thunder River Rapids Ride when the tragedy happened. The raft malfunctioned and flipped which collided with another towards the end. The passengers were tossed out on a conveyor belt; it caused them to be caught in the machinery.
While four people died, a boy,10 and girl,12 were reported to survive. Brian Codd, assistant commissioner for Southeast Region of Queensland Police Service said, it's a miracle for them to be alive. The kids managed to extricate themselves as the accident happened.
Apparently, neither Deborah Thomas nor the Dreamworld executives haven't reached out to the families yet. A press conference was given by the party which aggravated the victim's relatives.
Thomas 'Million dollar bonus' also became a subject of questions, On the Daily Mail, Ardent Leisure Chairman Neil Balnaves said in a quote, "Any bonus Ms. Thomas has relates to the prior year. The prior year was a year where the company performed in very good terms,' he said. And he added, 'The tragedy is only 48 hours' old. It is just inappropriate to talk about commercial matters at this point in time. And I don't want to comment any further on it."
The company's share prices decline with 7.8% after the Thunder River Rapids Ride incident. The Leisure park hopes to open soon after the thorough investigation.
