Horizontal Falls

Boat is believed to have capsized or run ashore at Talbot Bay, about 25okm north-east of Broome.

In a statement, the company said there were 28 people on board. It is a regular destination for jet boat tours but the coastline is treacherous “The vessel immediately returned to the pontoon.”

Several people are feared injured after a boating accident at the popular Kimberley tourist attraction Horizontal Falls.

A WA Police spokeswoman said several people on board were believed to be injured. The Royal Flying Doctor Service is attending and a WA Country Health Service spokeswoman said hospitals in the region were on standby to receive patients from the scene, with Broome Health Campus activating an emergency alert in anticipation. Police and emergency services are at the remote scene north-east of Broome in Western Australia.

Local hospitals are on red alert and emergency services have rushed to a notorious outback tourist attraction after up to 25 people were injured in a ...

Tourists are able to experience the falls a number of ways, with local tourism operators offering jet boat tours that speed through the dangerous rapids. - Horizontal Falls has some of the highest tides in the world, triggering the rapids Up to 25 tourists are injured in horror boating incident at dangerous Horizontal Falls as influx of bandaged patients are evacuated from remote tourist attraction

Several people are feared injured after a boating accident at the popular Kimberley tourist attraction Horizontal Falls.

A WA Country Health Service spokeswoman said on Friday morning that hospitals in the region were on standby to receive patients from the scene, with Broome Health Campus activating an emergency alert in anticipation. Four Royal Flying Doctor Service aircraft with six doctors and six flight nurses have been deployed, with two aircraft and crews already on the scene, assessing and treating patients on the boat. Police and emergency services are at the scene north-east of Broome in Western Australia, with the Royal Flying Doctor Service chief executive and the incident controller expected to address the media at 3.30pm.

Emergency services including the Royal Flying Doctor Service are racing to the location, about 250km east of Broome.

“Horizontal Falls Seaplane Adventures is continuing to liaise with the RFDS and local emergency services to manage the incident.” “The vessel immediately returned to the pontoon,” it said in a statement. The tourism operator said the Falls Express boat was guided by an “experienced skipper” when it was involved in the incident while travelling through the falls.

Ambulances and medical staff have met at least a dozen tourists believed to have been injured in a boating accident at the famous Horizontal Falls as they ...

A total of people — 26 tourists and two crew members — are feared to have been injured in the serious boating incident at the iconic tourist spot, about 100km north of Derby. The Royal Flying Doctor Service has been coordinating the evacuation and will be transporting the most seriously injured patients to Jandakot Airport in Perth, while well-known tourism operator Horizontal Falls Seaplane Adventure uses its aircraft to fly injured tourists from the tourist attraction to Broome Airport. Ambulances and medical staff have met at least a dozen tourists injured in a boating accident at the famous Horizontal Falls as they arrived at Broome Airport.

A serious boating accident off the coast of Western Australia has left up to 28 tourists injured.

"Police and emergency services are currently responding to a boating incident at Horizontal Falls (250km east of Broome)," an earlier statement from WA Police said. New to Flash? Try 1 month free. Stream more Australian news with Flash. 25+ news channels in 1 place.

Twelve people are in a serious condition and are expected to be flown to Perth later this evening after being thrown into crocodile-infested waters in a ...

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Ambulances and medical staff have met at least a dozen tourists believed to have been injured in a boating accident at the famous Horizontal Falls as they ...

Horizontal Falls, described as an ocean phenomenon, attracts tourists from all over the world, with its swift tidal currents squeezing between two narrow gorges in what Sir David Attenborough once labelled “one of the greatest natural wonders of the world”. A WA Country Health Service spokeswoman told The West Australian Kimberley Hospitals were on stand-by and Broome Health Campus had activated an emergency alert in anticipation of patient arrivals. Up to 28 people - 26 tourists and two crew members - were involved in the serious boating incident at the iconic tourist spot, about 100km north of Derby.

Emergency personnel will work into the evening to triage injured tourists who were thrown into crocodile-infested waters in a serious boating incident at ...

“(We) are continuing to liaise with the RFDS and emergency services to manage the incident.” “We continue to triage those patients, we have already had a plane load of patients with minor cuts and abrasions into Broome hospital,” he said. Commander Sorrell said detectives were working on taking statements from those who were able to speak about what happened as the investigation continues. “The vessel immediately returned to the pontoon,” the statement said. The first of the flights to Perth is expected to land in about three to four hours with up to three patients, who are expected to be taken to Royal Perth Hospital for treatment. “What we can say is that a number of people did find themselves in the water, and a number of people are injured.

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Up to a dozen tourists are believed to have been injured off the Kimberley coast, with reports emerging on Friday of a serious accident at Horizontal Falls.

“The vessel immediately returned to the pontoon.” “There were a number of people that found themselves in the water and they were rescued. None of the patients were believed to be in a life-threatening condition, Regional WA Commander Brad Sorrell said.

Several people are feared injured after a boating accident at the Kimberley tourist attraction Horizontal Falls. Police and emergency services are at the ...

A WA Police spokeswoman said several people on board were believed to be injured. Police and emergency services are at the remote scene north-east of Broome. Emergency services rush to remote scene of boat accident at Horizontal Falls

At least 12 people are in a serious condition after a boating incident at a popular tourist destination in Western Australia on Friday.

“It was a well-coordinated response demonstrating the ability of WA to respond to emergencies even in the most remote areas of the state,” Commander Sorrell said. As of Friday evening a number of patients remained trapped on a pontoon in the area, along with doctors and paramedics, with aims to evacuate them before dark. “A number of people did find themselves in the water and a number of people are injured,” WA Police Commander Brad Sorrell said.

A dozen tourists injured at the famous Horizontal Falls in the Kimberley after a sight-seeing trip went horribly wrong are all in a stable condition in ...

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