A four-year old girl has died after being pulled unresponsive from the water north of Newcastle in New South Wales after a kayaking accident.
The child was on the water at Mallabula Point in Port Stephens on Tuesday afternoon about 2.30pm when the incident unfolded.
Paramedics rushed the toddler to John Hunter Hospital after she suffered a cardiac arrest but she could not be revived, reports 7 News.
A rescue helicopter (pictured) airlifted the four-year-old to John Hunter Hospital after she was pulled from the water at Lemon Tree Passage
Paramedics rushed the toddler to hospital from Mallabula Point in Port Stephens (pictured) on Tuesday
TRAGEDY: 4-year-old Girl Drowns at Port Stephens
June 2, 2021
A young girl has tragically lost her life, after a kayaking accident in Port Stephens yesterday.
Emergency services rushed to the Karuah River on Tanilba Road near Lemon Tree Passage at about 2:30pm, following reports a child had fallen off a kayak.
When they arrived, they managed to pull the 4-year-old from the water and administered CPR.
She was then rushed to the John Hunter Hospital with a police escort, but sadly she couldn’t be revived.
A report will now be prepared for the Coroner.
Police are also investigating.
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