Two women, believed to be aged 21 and 17, have been treated by paramedics after they were swept into the water at Catherine Hill Bay Monday morning.
NSW Ambulance paramedics were called to the scene at Surfside Drive just before noon where the Westpac Rescue Helicopter had conducted an aerial search of the water and located two women struggling to stay afloat.
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The helicopter's critical care paramedic was winched into the water to rescue the pair, who were assessed by Ambulance paramedics at the scene.
A spokesperson the Ambulance said one woman was expected to be taken to Belmont Hospital for further assessment, but both were believed to be in a stable condition.
A spokesperson for the Helicopter said the older woman had been washed off rocks in the area when the younger took two inflatable lifejackets and leapt into the water to help until the helicopter arrived.
- The details of this report are developing. It will be updated.
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Simon McCarthy is a digital journalist working at the Newcastle Herald in NSW. He writes and produces video and multimedia for the Herald and Herald Weekender magazine, and co-produces the Toohey's News podcast. McCarthy has worked as a journalist in regional NSW since 2013. He joined the newsroom of the Newcastle Herald in 2017 from the Northern Daily Leader in Tamworth where he worked from 2015 to 2016.
Simon McCarthy is a digital journalist working at the Newcastle Herald in NSW. He writes and produces video and multimedia for the Herald and Herald Weekender magazine, and co-produces the Toohey's News podcast. McCarthy has worked as a journalist in regional NSW since 2013. He joined the newsroom of the Newcastle Herald in 2017 from the Northern Daily Leader in Tamworth where he worked from 2015 to 2016.
