Man dies after falling 10 metres from whale-watching cliff
An 18-year-old man has died after falling from a cliff at a popular whale-watching area in Sydney’s south.
Emergency services were called to Cape Solander Drive, Kurnell at 3.30pm on Monday after reports that a man had fallen 10 metres, NSW Police said.
Marine Area Command officers attended and pulled the unconscious man from the water.
A rescue chopper was sent to the scene along with five ambulances.
NSW Ambulance paramedics tried to revive the man at the scene but he couldn’t be saved.
Kurnell, at the southern headland of Kamay Botany Bay National Park is a popular spot for whale-watching.
Initial investigations suggest there are no suspicious circumstances surrounding the man’s fall.
Officers from the Sutherland Shire Police Area Command will prepare a report for the Coroner.
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