Woman dead after being knocked into water at Sydney beach
The body of a 25-year-old woman who was swept into the ocean off Maroubra was found Thursday morning, about an hour after emergency responders were called to the scene.
Police were called to Maroubra Beach around 4am on Thursday following reports that the woman, who has not yet been officially identified, was hit by a wave that crashed into a nearby rock pool and pulled her into the ocean.
Authorities met in Maroubra shortly after 4 a.m.Credit: Louise Kennerley
A police helicopter, maritime command and several NSW ambulance paramedics searched the area and located the body believed to be that of the missing woman at around 5am. A report will be prepared for the coroner.
It comes after a Palm Beach man died on Wednesday when his small boat flipped over in a large wave off Sydney’s northern beaches and landed on nearby rocks shortly after noon on Wednesday.
The search for the missing 14-year-old boy, who is thought to be a passenger on the boat, will continue on Thursday morning. Another man in the overturned boat was taken to hospital after he was found with serious injuries to his left leg on a nearby rock platform, about 25 meters away from the overturned boat.
A man is dead and a teenager is missing after a boat overturned near Palm Beach on Wednesday.
He was winched from the rocks by a rescue helicopter before being lowered into a nature clearing near the coastal car park for treatment.
Authorities believe there were three people on the boat at the time of the accident and it cannot be confirmed whether there is any relationship between the three.
