Police have renewed their calls for safety when heading out on the water after a man was charged following a boat crash at Lake Macquarie today, NSW Police say. "I was playing tennis and I heard the bang. A MAN'S boating accident has turned into an alleged drug bust on NSW's Central Coast. A SOGGY skipper has inadvertently led police to a battered boat full of ecstasy pills worth more than $35,000.A 38-year-old man was arrested and taken to Wyong Police Station yesterday.A BOAT accident has led police to a major drug bust after $35,000 worth of ecstasy tablets were seized at Mannering Park on the shores of Lake Macquarie on the NSW Central Coast. Lake Macquarie or Awaba is Australia's largest coastal salt water lake. Police said the Edgeworth man was at the … Next Round. His granddaughter, who had been visiting from Castle Hill in Sydney, was miraculously uninjured. A MAN fell off a boat on Monday morning on Lake Macquarie, prompting authorities to rush to the scene. Located in the Hunter Region of New South Wales, it covers an area of 110 square kilometres (42.5 sq mi) and is connected to the Tasman Sea by a short channel. Just before 1.30pm (Saturday 23 December 2017), emergency services were called to Green Point Reserve at Valentine, after reports a boat had crashed. RESULTS "We had a doctor who lives two doors up who came straight down and he was fantastic," Mrs Little said.The girl was taken by ambulance to John Hunter Hospital as a precaution.Police from the Lake Macquarie local area command, water police from Newcastle and the NSW Maritime Authority will investigate the incident. "There was no one at the controls," Coal Point resident Allyson Little said after seeing the six-metre boat hit the concrete wall about 10.45am.The impact was so severe it shattered the thick wall into several pieces.Moments earlier, the lightweight runabout had collided with another vessel on Lake Macquarie, about 300 metres from shore.Mrs Little said she heard the collision and ran towards the shore where she saw the boat smash into the bank.At impact, the speed of the boat would likely have been approaching 40 knots (75 kmh).
"There was no one at the controls," Coal Point resident Allyson Little said after seeing the six-metre boat hit the concrete wall about 10.45am.The impact was so severe it shattered the thick wall into several pieces.Moments earlier, the lightweight runabout had collided with another vessel on Lake Macquarie, about 300 metres from shore.Mrs Little said she heard the collision and ran towards the shore where she saw the boat smash into the bank.At impact, the speed of the boat would likely have been approaching 40 knots (75 kmh).
In 1992, the NSW Department of Planning published a folio identifying the location of historic shipwreck sites around the state. A small runabout smashed into a concrete bank at Coal Point in Lake Macquarie yesterday, seriously injuring a Belmont man who had been enjoying a boat ride with his five-year-old granddaughter. "I was playing tennis and I heard the bang. Tuggerah Lakes police responded to reports of a man who had fallen from a boat on Lake Macquarie at 9.40am on Monday morning.When they investigated, officers found a wet man walking near a boat ramp at Mannering Park.The NSW Government’s Roads and Maritime Services located the vessel and towed it to police waiting at the boat ramp.The boat was searched with officers alleging more than 1600 tablets of MDMA (ecstasy) with an estimated street value of $35,000, 15g of cannabis and drug paraphernalia were seized.The 38-year-old man was arrested and taken to Wyong Police Station.
Lake Macquarie City Council recognise the local Aboriginal community today in all of their diversity, who came forward to share their experiences, knowledge, images and memories. The boat came flying down and crashed straight into the wall," Mrs Little said.She said the man's face and legs were bloodied, but the young girl seemed to escape injury. INJURED: A man hurt in a boat accident yesterday is taken to John Hunter Hospital by the Westpac rescue helicopter. As part of their inquiries, they will look into whether the man lost control of the boat before or after colliding with the other vessel.Crime scene specialists spent several hours examining the runaboat, which had its steering panel dislodged and its hull damaged.
All 2020 races suspended until further notice. As part of their inquiries, they will look into whether the man lost control of the boat before or after colliding with the other vessel.Crime scene specialists spent several hours examining the runaboat, which had its steering panel dislodged and its hull damaged. OUT-of-control and travelling at high speed, a small runabout smashed into a concrete bank at Coal Point yesterday, seriously injuring a Belmont man who had been enjoying a Good Friday boat ride with his five-year-old granddaughter.The 64-year-old man suffered injuries to his leg, stomach and head, and was airlifted by the Hunter Westpac rescue helicopter to John Hunter Hospital, where he remained in a serious but stable condition last night.
A BOAT accident has led police to a major drug bust after $35,000 worth of ecstasy tablets were seized at Mannering Park on the shores of Lake Macquarie on the NSW Central Coast. Around 11 fire boats from Lake Macquarie to Berowra were in attendance, with upward of 80 RFS members and VIPs from the service and other disciplines.
VIEW RACE CALENDAR. Passengers on the other vessel will also be interviewed.https://nnimgt-a.akamaihd.net/transform/v1/resize/frm/silverstone-feed-data/3174a8a2-f428-4c9a-8fe3-4acfc5ba2906.jpg/w1200_h678_fcrop.jpg Passengers on the other vessel will also be interviewed.Sign up to receive our Breaking News Alerts and Editor's Daily Headlines featuring the best local news and stories.OUT-of-control and travelling at high speed, a small runabout smashed into a concrete bank at Coal Point yesterday, seriously injuring a Belmont man who had been enjoying a Good Friday boat ride with his five-year-old granddaughter.The 64-year-old man suffered injuries to his leg, stomach and head, and was airlifted by the Hunter Westpac rescue helicopter to John Hunter Hospital, where he remained in a serious but stable condition last night.