Jetski crash in Sydney leaves one teenage boy dead and another with severed arm
Emergency crews were called to Tom Uglys Bridge at Sylvania, in Sydney's south, just after 6pm on Tuesday following reports of people floating in the water.
A 15-year-old boy was found to be deceased in the water and unable to be revived, police said.
A 14-year-old boy was treated at the scene for a severed arm and taken to Sydney Children's hospital by paramedics.
He was in a critical condition on Tuesday night.
A crime scene has been established and investigations into the crash have begun.
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