Overview
- A camel on a guided Cable Beach ride spooked, bucked and threw two tourists from its saddle during a sunset tour, footage shared online shows the riders being flung onto the sand.
- Paramedics took the injured riders to Broome Hospital, with WA Country Health confirming one person was discharged and the other remained in a stable condition.
- Video of the incident circulated on social media and was used by news outlets to document what happened and prompt public attention.
- Tour operator Red Sun Camels described the episode as a "one-off" and declined further comment at the request of the injured riders' family.
- Camel rides have been a staple of Broome tourism since the 1980s and attract tens of thousands of visitors each year, and no formal investigation findings or regulatory actions have been reported so far.