There was panic on the Radja River whitewater ride at the Walibi theme park near Wavre (Walloon Brabant) on Wednesday afternoon. Following a technical malfunction, one of the visitors ended up in the water. The fire brigade and the police went to the scene.
Panic on Walibi theme parks’s Radja River whitewater ride, one person ends up in the water
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The incident took place around 5pm on Wednesday on the Radja River, a whitewater ride. A technical fault caused the boats to line up one after another.
One of the boats started to take on water this resulted in panic among those that were on board as they mistakenly believed that the boat would sink. Some of those aboard the boat that was taking on water boarded other vessels. One person ended up in the water.
The fire service and the police arrived at the scene and the ride was shut down. 2 people sustained back injuries while other were left shocked by their ordeal.