Three adults and two children have been winched to safety after a boat capsized on the Nepean River in Penrith earlier today.
About 3.15pm (Sunday 30 January 2022), emergency services were called to the Nepean River, near Bruce Neale Drive, after reports a boat with five people onboard had overturned.
A multi-agency rescue operation commenced involving officers attached to Nepean Police Area Command, PolAir, NSW Rural Fire Service, Fire and Rescue NSW and NSW Ambulance paramedics.
Three adults and two children were winched safely from the water by crew members on board PolAir.
A man was taken to Westmead Hospital in a critical but stable condition.
Two adults – a 34-year-old man and 27-year-old woman – were taken to Nepean Hospital in a stable condition.
Two children – a five-year-old boy and a six-year-old girl – were taken to the Children's Hospital at Westmead in a stable condition.
Local police remain at the scene and the boat will be towed to shore for further examination as inquiries into the incident continue.
Anyone with information about this incident is urged to contact Crime Stoppers: 1800 333 000 or https://nsw.crimestoppers.com.au. Information is treated in strict confidence. The public is reminded not to report information via NSW Police social media pages.
