The man is suing the Gold Coast theme park's owners, Ardent Leisure, following the incident in April last year. Photo / 123RF
A man who was thrown overboard during a water log ride at Dreamworld on the Gold Coast has taken legal action after suffering horrific injuries including broken bones and respiratory failure.
Samson Sherrin, then 19, was enjoying the Rocky Hollow Log Ride when he slipped out of his seat and
was run over by two boats which were using the same conveyor belt as the doomed Thunder River Rapids that killed four tourists.
The man's friend Tristan Savage told the Supreme Court he watched on in horror as the Mr Sherrin was thrown about "like a ragdoll", the Courier Mail reports.
It is alleged Mr Savage was forced to scale a wooden fence surrounding the water ride and climb over rocks to free Mr Sherrin who was trapped with his right ankle caught on the track, reports Daily Mail.
"I knew a cart was coming, but I just wanted to get Samson out, whether it came and took me out as well or not," he told the publication.
