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One Dead, Teen Missing After Boat Capsizes Off Sydney’s Palm Beach

Police are leading a multi-agency search for a 14-year-old boy believed to have been on the overturned dinghy.

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.