Emily Kowal
A Sunday fishing trip has turned to tragedy with a man dying and another being taken to hospital after their boat capsized off La Perouse.
Emergency services were called to Bare Island near La Perouse on Sunday at around 10.30am after reports of a boat capsizing.
Water police were told the two men were fishing without lifejackets when a wave swept over the boat, ejecting the men into the water.
One of the men, aged 74, was rescued by a person on a jet ski and taken to shore, where he was treated by NSW paramedics. He is in a stable condition at the Prince of Wales hospital.
The second man, yet to be formally identified, was airlifted from the water by the Westpac Lifesaver Helicopter unconscious and flown to a landing site on Anzac Parade, La Perouse. Paramedics performed CPR, but the man was unable to be revived and died at the scene.
The vessel sustained extensive damage and was broken up by the wave.
Police are urging anyone with information about the incident or with dashcam footage to contact Maroubra police station or Crime Stoppers.
More to come.
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