'CRYING IN PAIN'
Girl, 8, left 'bleeding everywhere' in horror water slide accident at DreamWorld theme park where four died
A GIRL was left "bleeding everywhere" after injuring her genitals on a water slide at an Australian theme park where four died.
The eight-year-old suffered the shocking injury at WhiteWater World – DreamWorld's sister park on the Gold Coast, says a report.
The girl, 8, and her siblings went on the Fully 6 slides on the Gold Coast
She and her siblings went on the Fully 6 slides at WhiteWater World on November 22, says News.com.au.
But, at the end of the ride, she emerged from the water with blood "pouring out" after suffering a severe vaginal tear, her mum said.
"She's crying, in pain, bleeding everywhere. They didn't take it seriously," she added.
The girl's injury is believed to have happened because of the ride's high water pressure, reports the news website.
Fully 6 is the newest ride at the theme park, offering "twists, turns and drops to get your adrenaline going," according to DreamWorld.
The ride is restricted, and users must be at least 120cm and up to a maximum weight of 120kg.
The Queensland family is considering legal action against DreamWorld - where four people died on the Thunder River Rapids ride in October 2016.
Two men and two women, including a brother and sister, died almost instantly when two rafts collided then overturned on to the mechanical ramp of the Thunder River Rapids Ride.
Kate Goodchild, Luke Dorsett, Roozi Araghi and Cindy Low died at the Dreamworld theme park in 2016
WhiteWater World is Dreamworld's sister park in the city
DreamWorld and WhiteWater World's parent company Ardent Leisure was fined £2million (AUS$3.6m) in September after pleading guilty to three charges relating to the deaths.
In a statement to news.com.au on Tuesday, a WhiteWater World spokeswoman said the theme park "acknowledges the injury sustained by the guest in question".
"It can be confirmed that the guest met all manufacturer requirements for the attraction and was given detailed and repeated instructions on how to position herself for the slide, including a physical demonstration by a slide operator," the water park said.
The park explained that the girl had gone to the site's first aid room.
INVESTIGATION CONTINUES
She was tended to by a paramedic and a registered nurse, before being taken by ambulance to hospital.
"The injury was reported to Workplace Health and Safety Queensland by WhiteWater World upon the guest's admission to hospital and an internal investigation continues," the theme park added.
"Our thoughts remain with the guest and her family and we wish her a full and fast recovery."
Shine Lawyers is representing the family.
After the four fatalities in 2016, Coroner James McDougall later found a "systemic failure by DreamWorld in relation to all aspects of safety".
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Sydney mum Cindy Low, 42, died along with Kate Goodchild – a 32-year-old woman from near Canberra – along with her brother Luke Dorsett and his partner Roozi Araghi.
Ardent expressed its "deepest sympathies" to the victims' family and friends.
It said that Dreamworld had taken steps to improve safety at the park as a result.
The girl's family is looking into legal action