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MAN KNOCKED OVERBOARD OFF WANGI POINT

A person has been located in the water by a rescue helicopter after being knocked off a sailing boat off Wangi Point this afternoon.

Other crew members on board were unable to lower the sails to stop the vessel when the man was knocked off the boom.

Marine Rescue Lake Macquarie was deployed when the man fell overboard.

More details to come.

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Georgia Vaughan

Georgia Vaughan is a Journalist for NBN News in Tamworth. She grew up in Armidale before moving to Newcastle to attend Hunter School of Performing Arts. Georgia joined NBN News in 2020, working as a social media producer. She then moved to Sydney and has worked as a social media producer at 10 News First and a producer for News Channel at the ABC. Georgia holds a Bachelor of Communications (Journalism) from the University of Technology Sydney.

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