NSW: Couple airlifted to safety after boat capsizes

AAP General News (Australia)
04-16-2006
NSW: Couple airlifted to safety after boat capsizes

SYDNEY, April 16 AAP - A Sydney couple has been airlifted to safety after their boat
capsized in Botany Bay.

The pair, from Rockdale in Sydney's south, were on their six-metre cabin cruiser today
when it was hit by a freak wave, throwing them into the water.

The Westpac Life Saver Rescue Helicopter was called at 11.20am (AEST) and found the
pair, both in their mid-50s, clinging to rocks near a beach.

The couple was treated for cuts and hypothermia by the chopper's medical crew before
being airlifted to a waiting ambulance, a helicopter spokesman said.

They were taken to Prince of Wales Hospital and are in a stable condition.

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KEYWORD: CAPSIZE

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