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3 days ago
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Cows on the loose in Broome
Broome resident Kelly McKnight said she was 'about 30 cows' running along the footpath on Gubinge Road. Supplied: Kelly McKnight
ABC News
3 days ago
- ABC News
Livestock on the loose in suburban Broome three weeks after cattle truck crash
Broome residents are finding escaped cattle in suburban streets and parks weeks after a cattle truck rolled in Western Australia's north. The livestock escaped after the road train, loaded with cattle for a ship at Broome Port, tipped in foggy conditions on Gubinge Road on July 21. Broome resident Kelly McKnight said she saw about 30 cows running along the Gubinge Road footpath on the day of the crash, with a mustering helicopter in pursuit. The driver and the majority of the livestock were uninjured. Not all of the cows were retrieved and the local shire and police have been dealing with reports of rogue cattle ever since. In the past week, a group of seven cattle were seen near the golf course, about 6 kilometres away from the crash site. Police were called to a "grumpy cow" in a suburban park, two kilometres from where the truck tipped, last Friday morning. Roebuck Estate resident Sara Hennessy was on her way home on the morning of August 8 when she encountered a rogue steer in a park on Koel Way. She stopped to take a closer look, but it proved to be a costly decision. "I was about to go on my way, but the cow wasn't a nice, calm cow," Ms Hennessy said. "It was a grumpy cow, and it charged my car and rammed it. "There's a pretty decent dent in my 200 Series Land Cruiser. Ms Hennessy said the animal had also injured a man earlier that morning. "Some of my neighbours said a man got rammed earlier that day while walking his dog and had to be taken to hospital," she said. "We just couldn't believe it. "It was a scenario you don't expect on a Friday morning when you're going about your business and trying to get the kids ready for school." The steer was tranquillised by a vet, who treated the animal's infected hoof with antibiotics. In video seen by the ABC, the animal was bundled into a garden trailer. It has since been taken to cattle yards outside town. Broome Shire says sightings can be reported to the ranger, who can liaise with the relevant agencies.
