The husband of a victim of the Thunder River Rapids Ride incident at Dreamworld has spoken of the family’s pain in the immediate aftermath of the incident, through an affidavit included in the family’s case against parent company Ardent Leisure. 7NEWS
She left behind her husband Matthew Low and two children Kieran and Isla Low, aged 10 and six respectively at the time of Cindy Low’s death.The Low family decided to split up during their visit to Dreamworld on October 25, 2016 because Kieran wanted to ride the Thunder River Rapids for a second time.Matthew Low has spoken of the family’s pain in the immediate aftermath of the 2016 Thunder River Rapids Ride incident.
“It was one of the most difficult tasks I have ever had to do, and I lost count of the calls I made,” he said. The terms of the settlement were not revealed in court but public documents now show that Ardent Leisure agreed in September to pay $2.15 million plus $280,000 in costs and outlays to the Low family.
Some of the settlement costs were based on Cindy Low’s plan to start a full-time role in administration at a large commercial and real estate firm with an above-average salary plus bonuses.Credit:Matthew Low, 47, stated in an affidavit for the lawsuit that his wife was the primary carer of children and they both planned to keep working until at least aged 67.
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