Sydney beach drowning at Gordons Bay: Teenage girls dragged woman, 47, from ... trends now

Sydney beach drowning at Gordons Bay: Teenage girls dragged woman, 47, from ... trends now
Sydney beach drowning at Gordons Bay: Teenage girls dragged woman, 47, from ... trends now

Sydney beach drowning at Gordons Bay: Teenage girls dragged woman, 47, from ... trends now

Three teenage girls desperately tried to revive a woman who drowned after suffering a medical episode at one of Sydney's most popular swimming spots. 

The 47-year-old woman was face down in the water when she was found by the girls at Gordons Bay, next to Clovelly Beach in Sydney's east, about 1.40pm on Monday afternoon. 

They pulled her onto the rocks and immediately began to give her CPR. 

Lifeguards attended on a jetski a short time later and took over.

Despite their best efforts, she was unable to be revived. 

Surf Lifesaving NSW Sydney Branch Duty Officer Ben Henman said the young women, who were 'no older than 15', did an exceptional job. 

A woman died at one of Sydney's most popular beaches after being pulled unconscious from the water at Gordons Bay near Clovelly Beach

A woman died at one of Sydney's most popular beaches after being pulled unconscious from the water at Gordons Bay near Clovelly Beach

The 47-year-old woman was face down in the water when she was found by the girls at Gordons Bay, next to Clovelly Beach in Sydney's east

The 47-year-old woman was face down in the water when she was found by the girls at Gordons Bay, next to Clovelly Beach in Sydney's east

The girls pulled her onto the rocks and immediately began to give her CPR. Lifeguards attended on a jetski a short time later and took over but she was unable to be revived

The girls pulled her onto the rocks and immediately began to give her CPR. Lifeguards attended on a jetski a short time later and took over but she was unable to be revived

'Three young girls pulled her in, no more than 15 years old, and they did a fantastic job under the circumstances,' Mr Henman said.

The woman was pulled onto the rocks about halfway between the Clovelly and Gordons Bay access points, Mr Henman added.

'It was hard to navigate on foot, so having the lifeguards there meant we could get there quite quickly as their access was via the water,' he said.

'When NSW Ambulance arrived they utilised the Lucas Device (a mechanical CPR machine) on the patient but unfortunately, she was declared deceased on scene.'

A witness said police arrived at the scene at about 1:30pm.

'There was a commotion in a cave down that way and then the police arrived and they brought someone higher up on the rocks and we saw them doing CPR,' Ellie Shephard said.

'I think they were doing CPR for like 15 minutes, 20 minutes and then they stopped after that and we were asked to come off the

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