Man in serious condition after near-drowning incident at Penrith Weir

A man has been rushed to hospital in a serious condition after being pulled from the water in Sydney’s west.

Fire and Rescue NSW have rescued a boy stuck at Penrith Weir. Meanwhile a man is in a serious condition after being pulled from the water Picture: Toby Zerna

A man has been rushed to hospital in a serious condition after being pulled from the water at Penrith Weir.

Emergency services were called to the Great River Walk opposite Penrith Weir about 10.45am to reports of a drowning incident.

Upon arrival, paramedics located a man in his 40s already undergoing CPR by bystanders after being rescued by members of the public and took over.

Meanwhile, a NSW Fire and Rescue crew located a 14-year-old boy stuck on the weir and deployed the “arch angel” – an inflatable lifesaving raft – and successfully rescued the youth.

A NSW Ambulance spokesman said the older man was transported to Westmead Hospital in a serious condition while the teen was taken to the Nepean Hospital as a precaution.

NSW Police officers attached to the Nepean Police Area Command attended and have commenced inquiries into the circumstances surrounding the incident.

Originally published as Man in serious condition after near-drowning incident at Penrith Weir