Man dead and teenage boy missing after boat capsizes off northern Sydney beach

One man rescued by helicopter after accident in heavy swell near Barrenjoey Headland at Palm beach

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A man has died, a 14-year-old boy is missing and another man has been rescued after a boat capsized in heavy swell off a beach in northern Sydney on Wednesday.

In a statement on Wednesday afternoon, New South Wales police said emergency services were called to Palm beach about 11.35am, after reports that a boat had capsized near Barrenjoey Headland, about 40km from the Sydney CBD.