Clovelly beach: Woman pulled unconscious from water
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Woman dies after being pulled unconscious from the waves at one of Sydney’s most popular beaches: she suffered a medical episode in the waves and may have drowned
- There were heartbreaking scenes at Clovelly Beach in Sydney’s eastern suburbs.
- Woman in her 40s suffered a medical episode while swimming
- NSW Police confirmed the 47-year-old woman could not be revived
A woman has died on one of Sydney’s most popular beaches after suffering a medical episode.
The woman in her 40s was pulled from the water near Clovelly Beach, and NSW Police confirmed she could not be revived.
At around 1:40pm today (Monday 9th January 2023), emergency services were called to the scene in Gordons Bay, Clovelly, following reports that an unconscious woman had been pulled from the water.
NSW Police say the 47-year-old woman was swimming when she suffered a medical episode.
A woman has died on one of Sydney’s most popular beaches after suffering a medical episode. The woman in her 40s was pulled unconscious from the water at Clovelly Beach.
A rescue helicopter was seen at the drowning site as paramedics worked desperately to revive her.
A witness said that the police arrived at the scene around 1:30 p.m.
“There was a commotion in a cave that way and then the police came and they brought someone else up on the rocks and we saw them doing CPR,” Ellie Shephard said.
“I think they were doing CPR for about 15 minutes, 20 minutes and then they stopped after that and asked us to get off the rocks.”
The incident on Monday comes after it was revealed that surf lifeguards completed a ‘staggering’ 1,200 rescues in New South Wales over the Christmas and New Year period, the highest number recorded in the last five years.
Lifeguards and lifeguards carried out 56,470 preventive actions and participated in 85 emergency incidents, another record in the last five years.
It comes just days after an off-duty police officer was killed while trying to save his teenage son on a NSW beach on New Year’s Day.
Peter Stone, 45, died on Bogola Beach near Narooma while trying to rescue his son from a wave.
Lifeguards rushed to the beach unattended in an inflatable rescue boat, but were unable to revive him despite CPR being performed.
At least 30 people have died after drowning in the nation’s waterways so far this summer, 11 of whom were in New South Wales, according to Royal Lifesaving Australia’s drowning death toll.
The bathers gasped as the emergency unfolded before their eyes.
Police and paramedics scrambled up the rocks near Gordons Bay to help the woman.
“We are reminding people about the power of the ocean environment and how quickly things can change, which is why it is so important to swim in a patrolled location and between the red and yellow flags,” said the director of Surf Life Saving NSW. , Joel Wiseman. saying.
‘If you’re caught in a rip current, the number one priority is to stay calm and conserve your energy. Attract the attention of a lifeguard or rescuer and wait to be rescued. If you are a competent swimmer, you can escape the current by swimming parallel to the shore.