The pair was swimming at the un-patrolled Burwood Beach when they got into trouble around 3:30.
Fortunately, by the time paramedics and the Westpac Chopper arrived, the teens were back on shore.
One was taken to John Hunter Hospital in a stable condition, giving our cameras a thumbs up, to let us know he was okay.
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Pupils from Riversdale School raised more than $300 for the Westpac Chopper Appeal Bike Ride, and got to hand it over when cyclists stopped for lunch at their school on Friday,
The race organiser describes him as ‘’a big boy to push up the hills’’ – but former All Black and mental health advocate Sir John Kirwan had kept up with the bunch and looked pretty fresh when he rode his bike into the northern Southland town of Riversdale on Friday. Kirwan, and Black Spokes team members Aaron Gate, Campbell Stewart and Dylan McCullough, made up a group of about 90 riders raising funds for the Westpac Chopper Appeal Bike Ride, to raise funds for rescue helicopters.
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The Westpac Life Saver Rescue Helicopter has flown a man to a Queensland hospital in a serious condition after a fall.
The helicopter service was tasked by NSW Ambulance to reports of a fall in a home in Upper Eden Creek, north of Kyogle, shortly after 6am.
“NSW Ambulance Paramedics arrived and due to the location walked into the property as it wasn’t accessible by vehicle,” the helicopter service said in a statement.
“The Helicopter Critical Care Medical Team followed shortly after and assisted in the treatment of a male in his 30s who had fallen three to four meters from an attic onto a concrete floor.