A woman attending a Christmas performance at a Houston-area megachurch was hospitalized after being kicked in the face by a camel, knocking her unconscious.
The woman was attending Champion Forest Baptist Church, a 7,000-member multisite church in Texas, which featured a visual extravaganze and a live Nativity scene of camels and even elephants.
As the camel was being led through the aisles, it jerked and kicked back with its hind leg, striking the woman in the face and leaving her unconscious.
Emergency responders brought the woman to the hospital, where she was treated and eventually released.
Church communications director Steven Miori said in a statement: “An unexpected incident occurred when a camel used in the production struck a guest in the audience” and pledged to discontinue live animals in all remaining shows.
