Couple airlifted from shoreline

A middle-aged couple were airlifted by police from the shoreline near Patonga after they were trapped by a rising tide at dusk on May 31.

A 50-year-old man and a 40-year-old woman, both from Rozelle, were walking from Umina to Patonga through Brisbane Water National Park at about 2pm,

Police media stated that, at about 5.15pm, the water level had risen substantially, trapping the pair at the water's edge.

They contacted police a short time later via mobile phone.

Officers from Brisbane Water Local Area Command attempted to locate the couple, with assistance from a nearby private vessel.

The pair was located uninjured on rocks about two kilometres east of Patonga.

PolAir attended a short time later and airlifted the couple to a nearby oval at Umina.

Press release, 1 Jun 2008 NSW Police Media