A couple from Sydney was enjoying a beautiful day at Port Stephens, doing some parasailing at Nelson Bay.
We had an NBN News crew there filming a sailing event a little earlier and reported very calm conditions….
But when this pair came into land they were hit by a sudden southerly change…and they crashed into the water…
The woman – a 26 year old – was actually caught up in the roping of the chute …It ended up around her neck.
She was flown by the Westpac Rescue Helicopter to John Hunter Hospital with a suspected spinal injuries and cuts to her neck and face.
A 29 year old man was transported by road ambulance – also with a suspected spinal injury.
The pair remain in John Hunter Hospital tonight – both in a stable condition.
No doubt there’ll be investigations into specifically what went wrong.
I was on the boat when the accident happened and was one of the people helping keep the people who were injured clam and making sure that they did not move to around as they had neck injuries
My wife and I checked the male still had feeling to his fingers and feet also weather he could wiggle his toes and fingers keeping him awake and not letting him fall asleep was one of my main concerns so talking to him and making him talk back was piority