Fisherman dies after being swept from rocks near Sydney on deadly Easter weekend


A fisherman has died and a teenager has been rushed to hospital after being washed off rocks in Sydney’s south amid what lifesaving bosses dubbed an “absolutely horrific” weekend for drownings.

Officers from Sutherland Shire Police Area Command, PolAir, Marine Area Command, Surf Life Saving NSW and NSW Ambulance paramedics rushed to the scene, and the pair were winched from the water.

A fisherman has died and a teenager was been rushed to hospital after being washed off rocks in Sydney’s south on Easter Sunday.The pair were swept into the water at Wattamolla, in the Royal National Park around 11am, in what is the sixth drowning death this Easter. (Nine)

The man died at the scene. He is yet to be identified.

His 14-year-old son was taken to the Children’s Hospital at Randwick where he is in a stable condition.

NSW Police are investigating.

Officers from Sutherland Shire Police Area Command, PolAir, Marine Area Command, Surf Life Saving NSW and NSW Ambulance paramedics rushed to the scene, and the pair were winched from the water. (Nine)

Meanwhile, a search has resumed for a man swept into treacherous seas off rocks in Sydney’s Eastern Suburbs on Good Friday.

The 24-year-old was walking on rocks with friends around 1pm at Little Bay Beach when a big wave swept him into the sea.

An urgent search was launched, with police, Marine Area Command, PolAir, Surf Life Saving NSW, Marine Rescue NSW, Ambulance paramedics and Randwick Council lifeguards involved.

It was called off by bad weather, but resumed on Saturday.

It has now restarted again, with Marine Rescue Botany Port Hacking among those involved.

A search has resumed for a 24-year-old swept off rocks in Sydney. (Nine)

Marine Rescue NSW Inspector Steve Raymond said they searched for over seven hours yesterday.

Wild waves have been seen up and down the coast over the holiday, with experts issuing strong warnings.

Surf Life Saving NSW bosses say a combination of hot weather, the long weekend seeing people flock to the coast, as well as the “enormous” swell proved a deadly combination.

“For such a religious weekend, this has been absolutely horrific from a coastal drowning perspective,” SLSNSW CEO, Steve Pearce said.

“It would be the worst Easter drowning toll that we have seen in New South Wales on our records.”

There were also other incidents which saw lives saved.

However, conditions have now eased in some areas, but beachgoers are still urged to take extra care.

The Bureau of Meteorology has cancelled a hazardous surf warning for Byron Coast, Coffs Coast and Macquarie Coast.



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