A man has died, a 14-year-old boy is missing and another man has been rescued after a boat capsized in waters off a northern Sydney beach on Wednesday.
In a statement on Wednesday afternoon, New South Wales police said emergency services were called to Palm beach about 11.35am, after reports that a boat had capsized near Barrenjoey Headland, about 40km from the Sydney CBD.
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“A man was pulled from the water by Surf Life Saving members and treated by NSW Ambulance paramedics,” it said. “However, he died at the scene.”
Police began a search for a 14-year-old boy believed to have been a passenger on the boat. The search was assisted by a police helicopter and Marine Rescue NSW.
Map showing Palm beach in relation to Sydney
Police said a second man was able to climb on to rocks after the accident.
A spokesperson for NSW Ambulance said a helicopter performed a winch rescue of the man from the rocks at the headland.
The man, who is in his 40s, was transported to North Shore hospital in a stable condition after being treated for non-life-threatening injuries.
The deceased man was yet to be formally identified and his cause of death has not been confirmed.