Saturday 28 May 2022 12:34 AM Horizontal Falls passengers flown to Perth and taken to hospital to be treated ... trends now
The first of the 28 people injured when their boat capsized in crocodile-infested waters in Western Australia have been flown to Perth and taken to hospital.
The 'major incident' involving a boat carrying 26 passengers and two crew occurred at Horizontal Falls in Western Australia's Kimberley region, 250km north of Broome, at about 7am on Friday.
WA Police, the RFDS, St Johns Ambulance and WA Health were all involved in a 'massive rescue effort' to save the passengers who were picked up from a pontoon near Koolan Island.
The most seriously injured were flown first to Perth by the Royal Flying Doctor Services and transported to Royal Perth Hospital.
The first of the 28 people injured when their boat capsized in crocodile-infested waters in Western Australia have been flown to Perth and taken to hospital
The most seriously injured were flown first to Perth by the Royal Flying Doctor Services and transported to Royal Perth Hospital
The 'major incident' involving a boat carrying 26 passengers and two crew occurred at Horizontal Falls in Western Australia 's Kimberley region, 250km north of Broome, at about 7am on Friday
The first five arrived in the Western Australia capital just before 8pm and included three women who required stretchers.
Two men, one wearing bandages around their head and knee, were also spotted walking out of the aircraft and towards ambulances waiting nearby.
Another eight tourists were then flown to the city overnight.
Other passengers with less serious injuries were flown to Broome before they were transported to Broome Hospital.
Nine with minor injuries were flown in by Horizontal Falls Seaplane Adventures while four with serious injuries were transported by St John Ambulance.
WA police confirmed the presence of saltwater crocodiles and deadly box jellyfish in the dangerous waters, at a media briefing on Friday.
It is understood the boat, driven by an experienced skipper, may have overturned in the tidal waters.
Several passengers were thrown into the water at the tourist attraction, which is famous for jet boat tours through two narrow channels where huge volumes of water surge through the gaps in facing cliffs.
Thirteen seriously injured patients were expected to be flown to Royal Perth Hospital in three flights late on Friday night and early on Saturday.
Another four badly hurt people were believed to transported by St Johns Ambulance to
