Skipper's sentencing hearing sees footage of lead-up to Horizontal Falls crash

Falls crash skipper tried to ‘power through’ bad approach

Passengers in a horror high-speed boat crash at Kimberley tourism icon Horizontal Falls cried out in terror before impact, then in pain, with one victim saying she thought she was going to die.

Skipper's sentencing hearing sees footage of lead-up to Horizontal Falls crash

Footage of the lead-up to a boat crash in WA's Kimberley region that injured dozens of tourists is played to the Perth Magistrates Court, as part of a sentencing hearing for the man who skippered the vessel.

‘I thought I was going to die’: Horrific Horizontal Falls crash footage played in court

Twenty-five passengers were on board the Falls Express when it crashed into a cliff face in May 2022.