Terrifying moment rampaging bull is let loose at a rodeo and charges hundreds of line-dancing revellers leaving two people injured including a little girl
- Bull tears throw crowd at rodeo in Kununurra, Western Australia
- Two injured, including girl, 5, with black eyes and concussion
This is the terrifying moment a rampaging bull tears through a crowd of hundreds, including young children, at a rodeo.
Two people were injured during the incident at the Top End Mustering Rodeo at Kununurra in East Kimberley, Western Australia, on Saturday night.
Video of the chaotic scene shows the bull charge into a crowd of 200-odd unsuspecting people who had been invited to line dance in the middle of the bullpen during the half-time break.
Two people were injured during the incident at the Top End Mustering Rodeo at Kununurra in East Kimberley, Western Australia, on Saturday night
The dancers scatter and scream, running for the fences to escape the wild animal, as parents cry out to their children caught up in the stampede.
One person can be seen hurled to the floor by the wild animal, while one man continues to dance and swig a lager, oblivious to the carnage unfolding behind him.
St John Ambulance WA said a man in his 30s and a five-year-old girl were taken to Kununurra Hospital as a precaution.
Around 15 people were treated at the scene for minor injuries.
The five-year-old girl has been left with black eyes, concussion and a potentially broken nose, according to 10News First Perth.
Rodeo rider Lance Bedford Jr said he raced into the arena to help contain the panicked bull.
‘They don’t like to stand too long in the chute … [it] ended up busting through the gate,’ he said.
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One witness said that several children were hurt after being knocked over by adults in the stampede to get out of the bullpen
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Event organisers the Kununurra Campdraft and Rodeo Association are investigating how the bull managed to escape
‘We all ran out, but luckily they opened the gate and the bull ran straight in and they shut the gate behind him.’
One of the attendees, Dana James said she had witnessed a pregnant woman get knocked over.
‘There were children hurt with bruises and scratches mainly due to being pushed over by adults who were running away, and some people got hurt trying to get out of the arena, too,’ she told Perth Now.
Beck Mack was at the rodeo with her extended family and her four-year-old son was lost in the crowd before a stranger helped him to safety.
‘There wasn’t a dry eye from any of the kids when they got back to us. They were all traumatised and scared,’ she said.
In a statement, the Kununurra Campdraft and Rodeo Association said an investigation into how the bull escaped was underway.
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