Boongaree Nature Play Park slide in Berry, on NSW’s south coast is scene of over 40 injuries

A playground dubbed Australia’s most dangerous has been the scene of another horrific injury that saw a three-year-old girl break her leg on the steep slide.

Boongaree Nature Play Park in Berry, on NSW’s south coast, is the focus of a new petition started by furious dad Mitch Liddicoat after his three-year-old daughter Harlow broke her leg on the playground’s infamous slide on Monday.

The playground has been the topic of hot debate for months after more than 40 young children seriously injured themselves on the slide alone since it opened in late January.

The list of severely injured children includes Tisha Fleming’s four-year-old daughter, whose legs were forced to the top of the slide as she rushed down and broke from hyperextension.

Mr Liddicoat told Daily Mail Australia he and his wife Tayla were excited to take their children to the park for some fresh air and fun before the day took a dramatic turn when Harlow asked to go on ‘the big slide’.

‘When we got up to the top she was waving down to mum and asked me to go down the slide with her,’ he said.

The ‘big slide’ at Boongaree Nature Play Park in Berry (above) has been the site of more than 40 serious child injuries including one little girl who broke both her legs

‘What we didn’t know is there’s a large kink in the slide that you can’t really see from the outside’ he said. 

Mr Liddicoat said the force of the slide was enough to scare him and that he can’t imagine how the slide is deemed safe for toddlers.

‘It was very, very fast as we went down and we were being catapulted into all sides of the slide. It was like being in a tumble dryer,’ he said.

‘Harlow smacked her leg on the side of the slide and by the time we got down to the bottom she was screaming blue murder, just blood-curdling screams.

‘I’m still struggling to get the sound out of my head, I’ll never forget it.’ 

Other injuries at ‘Australia’s most dangerous park’ include three broken collarbones, several head injuries, teeth dislodgements and a facial fracture (pictured, Boongaree Nature Play Park)

He said the family later saw a man go down the slide and were amazed as he was sent flying and landed ‘flat on his back’.

‘He got up and said ‘wow, that’s really dangerous’,’ Mr Liddicoat said.

‘If it’s not safe for a grown man then how is it safe for a three-year-old child?’

Little Harlow was rushed to hospital from the playground where specialists confirmed she had an ‘extensive break’ in her tibia.

Little three-year-old Harlow’s leg has been plastered but she still faces the possibility of surgery due to the serious nature of her break (pictured, Harlow after the incident)

The three-year-old is now in a cast but is still facing the possibility of surgery due to the nature of her break.

‘This whole thing has been quite traumatic for everyone, especially Harlow,’ Mr Liddicoat said.

To help spread awareness of the dangers at the park and encourage council to remove the ‘death trap’ slide, Harlow’s devastated family started an online petition.

‘When we went to the park on Monday we were aware there had been injuries so we thought we were doing the right thing by supervising,’ Mr Liddicoat said.

Harlow suffered a severe break in her tibia (above) after she was thrown around in the dangerous slide

‘We want to let other parents know how dangerous this slide is. Over 40 children have been majorly injured, and that’s just the parents that have reported it.

‘At the end of the day some kid may not be able to go home with their family, all it takes is a bump to the head in the right spot.’

The serious injuries from the slide reportedly include a facial fracture, dislodged teeth, five broken legs, burnt skin, a black eye, a dislocated knee, three head injuries and a broken wrist.

Harlow’s dad, Mitch Liddicoat, said the slide at Boongaree Nature Play Park has a large ‘kink’ in  the middle (above) that is unable to be seen from outside

Other injuries from the park reportedly include three broken collarbones and a broken arm. 

‘If a kid hurts themselves parents think ‘oh it’s an accident’ but if a child hurts themselves in a public space the council needs to know,’ Mr Liddicoat said.

Harlow’s family have urged anyone whose child is injured in a public park to contact the local council.

Daily Mail Australia has contacted Shoalhaven City Council and Kidsafe Australia for comment.