Girl falls off ferry wharf and into Sydney harbour

The terrifying moment a little girl fell into the water after getting off a Sydney ferry was caught on camera. 

The young girl can be seen running off the ferry among a busy crowd of passengers at Barangaroo before she turns back towards the ferry and falls into the water.

Falling between the wharf and the vessel, ferry worker Jean-Pierre Lombard told 7 News it could have been a deadly accident.

The young girl can be seen running off the ferry among a busy crowd of passengers at Barangaroo before she turns back towards the ferry and falls into the water (pictured)

Quick thinking ferry workers and relatives scoop the eight-year-old out of the water quickly 

‘We were able to retrieve her quickly … safe … but it could have been much worse,’ he said. 

Quick thinking relatives and ferry workers rushed to the eight-year-old girl’s aid, quickly scooping her from the water.

As the ferry was still running, a whirlpool was created between the vessel and the wharf which could have sucked the youngster under the boat. 

Mr Lombard told 7 News the girl could have been sucked through the propeller and behind the boat.

The whole incident lasted about 15 seconds, leaving the little girl shaken but injured. 

Heart-stopping moments like these happen about once a month, with reportedly 13 ferry falls in the past year.

Falling between the Barangaroo wharf (pictured) and the vessel, ferry worker Jean-Pierre Lombard told 7 News it could have been a deadly accident

There have reportedly been 13 ferry falls across Sydney in the past year (stock image)