Pregnant Lacey Ditchfield recalls terror of camper trailer being shot at while camping at Mullewa Waterfalls

A pregnant woman has recalled the terrifying moment she and her partner were jolted awake by a gunshot that struck their camper trailer at a popular Mid West camping spot.

Geraldton couple Lacey and Max Ditchfield were camping with family at Mullewa Waterfalls to celebrate their first wedding anniversary when they were woken by suspicious activity outside their trailer about 9pm on Friday.

Mrs Ditchfield said she initially heard a car idling nearby but thought little of it.

“I woke up because I heard a car idling and my partner was already awake because he heard the car as well,” she said.

“We didn’t really think too much about it, being that a car idling or a car driving past is quite normal.”

But the situation quickly became more sinister when Mrs Ditchfield heard voices and opened her eyes to see the camper illuminated by headlights.

Their dogs began barking at what she described as “mumbling and talking” outside.

“It hit the camper. It made this massive loud twang and it kind of shook it,” Mrs Ditchfield said.

“Our dogs were in a frantic state and we didn’t want to let them go because we didn’t know if they were going to shoot again.

Once the headlights disappeared, Mr Ditchfield stepped outside to investigate.

He walked around to the side of the camper where they believed the shot had struck and discovered the bullet had hit the trailer.

“He walked around that side that he thought it hit and he said, ‘Oh yeah, they’ve definitely hit the camper’,” Mrs Ditchfield said.

The couple called police about 9pm and heard a car driving away seven minutes later.

They believe they may have simply been in the wrong place at the wrong time, with Mrs Ditchfield suggesting “some young men egging each other on” could have been responsible.