Overview
- Video published by ABC Kimberley shows a spooked camel break from its group during a tourist ride on Cable Beach and repeatedly buck two riders off onto hard sand.
- St John Ambulance paramedics treated the injured tourists and transported a woman in her 60s to Broome Hospital under priority two, with WA Country Health later confirming one patient was discharged and the other remained in stable condition.
- The tour operator declined to comment to reporters while the Shire of Broome president described the event as uncommon and offered support to the injured.
- No cause for the camel's behaviour has been confirmed and coverage so far reports no formal investigation or regulatory action.
- Camel rides have been a long-running Broome attraction since the 1980s that draw tens of thousands of visitors each year, which helps explain the strong local and media attention to the incident.