Couple hospitalised after being spooked by spider on Sydney river
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The couple lost control of the boat when a spider dropped down from the roof.
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A couple boating on the Hawkesbury River in Sydney's North West on Saturday afternoon have had a lucky escape after a spider spooked them so badly they crashed into an embankment, with a 32-year-woman thrown several metres.
A 30-year-old man and the 32-year-old woman were badly injured when they briefly lost control of their boat on the river at Sackville North just after 3:00pm.
NSW Ambulance Acting Duty Operations Manager Inspector Peter Van Praag said it all happened so quickly.