Brahe might have stayed at Cooper Creek longer, but one of his men, the blacksmith Patton, had injured his leg after being thrown from his horse, so they decided to leave for Menindee that morning.
Brahe by možná zůstal u Cooper Creeku déle, ale jeden z jeho mužů, kovář Patton, si vážně zranil nohu při pádu z koně, takže bylo rozhodnuto vyrazit dané ráno zpět do Menindee.