14-year-old boy dies after falling into swimming hole at Potoroo Falls in Dingo Tops State Forest

Emergency services were called to the falls in Dingo Tops Forest - 50km north-west of Wingham - shortly before 3pm Sunday after reports a 14-year-old boy fell off the falls into the waterhole below and did not surface.

Officers from Manning-Great Lakes Police District coordinated a search for the teenager with assistance from police divers and Police Rescue.

About 8.40pm that evening, divers recovered the boy's body from the waterhole.

Inquiries continue and a report will be prepared for the Coroner.

Anyone with information about this incident is urged to contact Crime Stoppers: 1800 333 000 or https://nsw.crimestoppers.com.au. Information is treated in strict confidence. The public is reminded not to report information via NSW Police social media pages.

In a similar incident, a seven-year-old boy died in Nepean Hospital after being found unconscious in a swimming hole in the Blue Mountains on Sunday afternoon, November 15.

Parents of the boy called emergency services to Jellybean Pool in the Blue Mountains National Park at Glenbrook about 2.20pm Sunday, reporting the child had been missing for almost 30 minutes.

The child was pulled from the water about 2.45pm by family members and CPR was initiated by officers from Blue Mountains Police Area Command, the Dog Unit and Rescue Squad; it was then taken over by NSW Ambulance paramedics.

A rescue helicopter was deployed and winched a medical team to the scene. The child died shortly on arrival at Nepean Hospital.

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