Broome woman run over by 4WD in her sleep while camping on Cable Beach.....
kiwijims said
02:04 AM Aug 14, 2017
A 39-year-old woman has been seriously injured after being run over by a four-wheel drive while sleeping on a beach in Western Australia's far north.
Police said the Broome woman was sleeping in a swag on Cable Beach when she was hit by a Toyota Landcruiser at 3:00am on Sunday.
She had been camping with a group of people.
She was taken to Broome Hospital, but will be flown to Perth for additional medical treatment.
A 56-year-old man is assisting police with their inquiries into the incident.
Makes you wonder why anyone was driving on the beach at 3.00am in the morning !!!!
K.J.
Eaglemax said
09:39 AM Aug 14, 2017
Thats sad. I dont think anyones at fault for driving at 3am. It could have happened at 10pm. People arent all regulated sleepers and for a raft of reasons drive at different hours.
The lady also might not have thought it was likely a dangerous spot to sleep. These non tent sleeping bags are much less visible than a tent. Im wondering if a flag on a pole like they have on mobility scooters should be included in those products when sold.
blaze said
10:17 AM Aug 14, 2017
Not meant to drive on cable beach after dark, they normally shut a boom gate
cheers
blaze
Greystone said
11:42 AM Aug 14, 2017
I remember decades ago the only cars getting on that beach in Broome were the local surf fishermen and women. One could enjoy the wide expanse of the beach without having to dodge traffic. Now it's a highway and there is no safe place for pedestrians. Why are there so many cars? I don't see many surf fishermen on that photo.
Desert Dweller said
01:44 PM Aug 14, 2017
Is this what they call ''getting away from it all'' 'cause if it is you can keep it? Feel sorry for the lady though.
macka17 said
04:54 PM Aug 14, 2017
Another thing about those Zip yourself inside of swags
they giving them out free to the "homeless". Then the little teenage girls and boys , and ladies.wrap\Zip themselves inside of it.
Free meals on wheels for the perverts and Paedophiles. The people in them CAN'T get away.
I reckon they a VERY bad idea myself. For the youngsters in the world.
Spend the money on Lean to shelters or large sheds to cover them. With. (Maybe) volunteers "minders at the door???.
Just a thought. We have to look after the kids of the world. They'll be US one day.
-- Edited by macka17 on Monday 14th of August 2017 04:56:26 PM
Bruce and Bev said
10:57 PM Aug 14, 2017
cant figure out the need for vehicles on so many of our beaches - they dig bloody great tyre tracks and knock down dunes and kill precious flora and fauna - surely walking along the beach is more fun. Boys with their stupid 4WD toys!!
About 2 years ago we were remote camping in a WA Govt RV area and it used to really p**** all of us off with sand buggies, motor bikes and the 4WD drives screaming up and down the beach when most wanted to walk, swim, lay on the sand (very hazardous with these louts) or beach fish. One morning we were all woken up by a bunch of yobs who had got bogged on an in-coming tide and expected us to take our vehicles down and tow him out - guess what.....no helpers. The had to wait for a Ranger to turn up who did eventually pull the vehicle out on the new low tide and it got impounded (big signs all around saying not to drive on beach/dunes etc as they were being restored)
A 39-year-old woman has been seriously injured after being run over by a four-wheel drive while sleeping on a beach in Western Australia's far north.
Police said the Broome woman was sleeping in a swag on Cable Beach when she was hit by a Toyota Landcruiser at 3:00am on Sunday.
She had been camping with a group of people.
She was taken to Broome Hospital, but will be flown to Perth for additional medical treatment.
A 56-year-old man is assisting police with their inquiries into the incident.
Makes you wonder why anyone was driving on the beach at 3.00am in the morning !!!!
K.J.
cheers
blaze
Another thing about those Zip yourself inside of swags
they giving them out free to the "homeless".
Then the little teenage girls and boys , and ladies.wrap\Zip themselves inside of it.
Free meals on wheels for the perverts and Paedophiles.
The people in them CAN'T get away.
I reckon they a VERY bad idea myself. For the youngsters in the world.
Spend the money on Lean to shelters or large sheds to cover them.
With. (Maybe) volunteers "minders at the door???.
Just a thought.
We have to look after the kids of the world.
They'll be US one day.
-- Edited by macka17 on Monday 14th of August 2017 04:56:26 PM
About 2 years ago we were remote camping in a WA Govt RV area and it used to really p**** all of us off with sand buggies, motor bikes and the 4WD drives screaming up and down the beach when most wanted to walk, swim, lay on the sand (very hazardous with these louts) or beach fish. One morning we were all woken up by a bunch of yobs who had got bogged on an in-coming tide and expected us to take our vehicles down and tow him out - guess what.....no helpers. The had to wait for a Ranger to turn up who did eventually pull the vehicle out on the new low tide and it got impounded (big signs all around saying not to drive on beach/dunes etc as they were being restored)