Rescued from the rocks

A 50-year-old Leichardt man was rescued after being caught on rocks near Patonga recently.

The man had set out to walk along the waterfront from Patonga to Pearl Beach with his dog At about 12.30pm on July 31.

Police were told about 7pm that the man had not returned home.

A search began involving police from Brisbane Water Local Area Command, Broken Bay Water Police and Polair.

Polair's crew located what they believed to be the missing man and his dog, while flying over the foreshore and National Park.

Two police commandeered a runabout from a local resident and rescued the man and his dog from rocks halfway between Patonga and Pearl Beach.

The man was suffering from the cold and his dog had cuts to his feet.

The man was assessed by ambulance officers at the scene and allowed to return to home.

Press release, August 1 Police Media