A man has died after a sailing boat capsized off Sydney’s south on Monday morning.
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Emergency services were alerted after a woman swam to shore from the capsized vessel at Boat Harbour, near Kurnell, about 5am.
A search – involving a NSW Ambulance rescue helicopter and NSW Water Police – began.
About 5.50am, the body of a man was sighted near Wanda Beach.
The man was winched into the rescue helicopter and taken to shore, but couldn’t be revived.
The woman has been treated at the scene by paramedics and is now in Sutherland Hospital under observation.
An inquiry is now under way by officers from Sutherland Police Area Command and the Marine Area Command.
It’s unknown if either of those on board were wearing lifejackets.
