Teenager, 14, rescued following multi-hour operation after being swept from rocks at Warriewood, in Sydney

A teenage boy has been rescued following a challenging cliff-edge rescue after he was dragged onto rocks in Sydney’s Northern Beaches area.

The 14-year-old boy fell off a cliff after a large wave hit the Warriewood blowhole near Turimetta Beach Headland on Monday afternoon.

Emergency services were called to the scene at around 13.20 and located the man with the help of water police and helicopters.

A 14-year-old boy was rescued after being dragged from cliffs into the water in Warriewood, NSW. Nine News Credit: Source Provided Known

Acting NSW Fire and Rescue chief Andrew Bickle said the boy had to be roped out due to injuries he sustained in the fall.

Rescue footage shows emergency responders climbing down the cliff before lifting the boy to safety.

“He was roped out of that area by NSW Fire and Rescue crews,” Inspector Bickle said.

“He was later treated by paramedics in the ambulance.”

Long rescue efforts lasted for hours and the child was brought to a safe place around 16:00.

In addition to the head injury, he suffered multiple cuts and scrapes and was taken to Sydney Children’s Hospital in a stable condition.