Overview
- Emergency crews were called about 11:35am on New Year’s Eve to Barrenjoey Headland on the northern end of Palm Beach.
- A small boat was found flipped onto rocks, and surf lifesavers pulled an adult man from the water who was declared dead at the scene.
- A second man reached nearby rocks with leg lacerations before being winched to a rescue helicopter and taken to hospital.
- NSW Police, PolAir, Marine Area Command, Marine Rescue NSW and rescue helicopters are searching for the unaccounted 14-year-old.
- Authorities have not publicly identified those involved and are appealing for information to Northern Beaches police or Crime Stoppers.