Helicopter rescues stranded pair
A 49 year old woman and her 13 year old daughter were winched from the rocks between Pearl Beach and Patonga on Sunday, July 3, after they found themselves trapped by an incoming tide.
The mother and daughter were holidaying in the Peninsula area and decided to walk around the rocks from Pearl Beach to Patonga around 3pm.
The duo began to walk around the rocks, but found they could not get all the way round to Patonga and, with the rising tide, couldn't return to Pearl Beach.
The pair found shelter between rocks along the way but were stuck with no food, warm clothing or water.
Police were contacted when darkness fell and the pair failed to return home.
Ground parties were unable to reach them nor could police helicopters.
However, Water Police managed to make contact with the stranded women.
The Ambulance Rescue Helicopter then assisted and winched them both out and dropped them at a nearby oval.
The 49-year-old woman was taken to Gosford Hospital for a bump on the head.
Kaitlin Watts, 4 Jul 2011
Interviewee: George Bradbury, NSW Police