A woman and two children, aged five and seven, have died after being seen in distress in waters in Sydney’s south-west.
Emergency services were called to a boat ramp at Floyd Bay on the Georges River in Lansvale on Saturday morning after a woman and two children were seen in the water in distress.
NSW Police said that members of the public attempted to assist the 32-year-old woman and children until emergency services arrived.
New South Wales police said “a short time later a woman was pulled from the water, however she was unable to be revived”.
Police have established a crime scene. Investigations into the circumstances surrounding the incident are ongoing.
An extensive search was carried out for the two children, involving multiple agencies including police, marine area command, PolAir and the State Emergency Service.
Police confirmed on Saturday afternoon that at “about 2pm, the bodies of a girl, aged 5, and a boy, aged 7, were recovered from the water.”
All three are yet to be formally identified.
A report will be prepared for the coroner.