Child dies in kayaking accident in Karuah River in NSW’s Hunter Region
A tragic kayaking accident at the Karuah River in the NSW Hunter Region has resulted in the death of a young girl.
A four-yaer-old girl has tragically died after their kayak overturned in the Karuah River in the New South Wales Hunter Region.
At about 2.30pm on Tuesday afternoon, emergency services were called to Mallabula Point in Mallabula, following reports that an unresponsive child was found in the water.
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Police officers from the Port Stephens-Hunter Police District attended the scene and retrieved the girl from the water.
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The NSW Ambulance Paramedics treated the girl, taking her to John Hunter Hospital while she was in critical condition.
Unfortunately, the girl died shortly after.
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