Girl, 12, has her arm severed in a horrific boating accident

A 12-year-old girl has had her arm severed after it became entangled in a rope that was being used to tow her behind a boat. 

The girl was on the Nepean River in Sydney’s west on Friday when the horrific incident happened. 

Police believe she was being towed behind a boat, possibly on an inflatable tube, or something similar, when she is alleged to have become tangled in the rope at about 2.30pm. 

She fell from the inflatable tube but luckily a jet ski rider was nearby and able to pull her from the water. 

‘The rapid response rescue helicopter flew to the Nepean River to help a girl seriously injured in a boating accident this afternoon,’ a CareFlight statement read. 

‘CareFlight doctors and critical care paramedic helped Ambulance teams at the scene to treat the girl. 

‘The CareFlight team continued treatment in a road ambulance as the girl was taken to hospital in a serious but stable condition.’

‘CareFlight doctors and critical care paramedic helped Ambulance teams at the scene to treat the girl,’ a CareFlight statement read (pictured is a CareFlight helicopter)

The young girl was rushed to The Children’s Hospital at Westmead.

Meanwhile police divers will continue to comb the river in an attempt to find the girls severed arm. 

Bystander Benny Lampasi, 47, of Glenmore Park spoke to The Daily Telegraph and said he witnessed the fallout from the accident.

‘It was a half-cabin boat that was involved in towing the girl before the accident, it wasn’t a ski boat or a speedboat. They locked it up on the boat ramp,’ he said.

The driver of the boat had to be treated for shock at the scene as SES divers joined police divers in searching for the severed arm.