Boy’s death after falling from Cha Cha carnival ride ‘preventable’, Victorian coroner finds

Restraints weren’t up to standard at time Eugene Mahauariki, 6, fell from ride at the 2017 Rye Easter Carnival

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Eugene Mahauariki’s death after falling from his favourite ride at an Easter carnival six years ago was preventable and the restraints did not meet Australian standards, a coroner has found.

The six-year-old boy died in hospital four days after falling from his seat on the Cha Cha at Rye Easter Carnival in Victoria on 17 April 2017.