00:01We're here at Fisherman's Reach, which is a riverside village here on the mid-north
00:05coast, north of South West Rocks. As you can see behind me, a crime scene has been
00:10established. At around 10.15am this morning, emergency services responded to reports that
00:16a man and a child were struggling in the water. Members of the public assisted the
00:20pair out of the water and attempted CPR before paramedics arrived, but the man in
00:26his late 20s couldn't be saved. The child was airlifted to John Hunter Hospital in
00:31a critical condition. Police say investigations are underway into the
00:35circumstances of this incident.
