![The Westpac Life Saver Rescue Helicopter at a major rescue operation in Kurnell after a boat overturned. Photo: Westpac Life Saver Rescue Helicopter The Westpac Life Saver Rescue Helicopter at a major rescue operation in Kurnell after a boat overturned. Photo: Westpac Life Saver Rescue Helicopter](/images/transform/v1/crop/frm/35ns5Wme2fedmBqQ6qZE6iD/56d2661b-eb89-4d64-b201-68af7b19f2fe.jpg/r0_300_900_878_w1200_h678_fmax.jpg)
One man is dead and another has serious injuries to his hand after a boat with three men capsized south of Sydney.
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A major air, land and sea rescue was launched about 10.30am on Friday after reports of the boat capsizing outside Cape Solander near Kurnell.
Two people managed to swim to nearby rocks and told rescuers a third man was still in the water.
After a search by local surf lifesavers, Marine Rescue, the Westpac Rescue Helicopter and police, the third man was pulled unconscious from the water by a police vessel, a police spokesman said
Officers and a lifeguard performed CPR on the man, but he could not be revived.
The Westpac Rescue Helicopter winched another man with partially amputated fingers off the rocks, and he was being treated by paramedics at the top of the cliff, Westpac Rescue Helicopter chief executive Stephen Leahy said.
The other man on the rocks was able to walk to safety and had no major injuries, Mr Leahy said.