A couple boating on the Hawkesbury River in Sydney's North West on Saturday afternoon have had a lucky escape after a spider spooked them so badly they crashed into an embankment, with a 32-year-woman thrown several metres.
A 30-year-old man and the 32-year-old woman were badly injured when they briefly lost control of their boat on the river at Sackville North just after 3:00pm.
NSW Ambulance Acting Duty Operations Manager Inspector Peter Van Praag said it all happened so quickly.
"It appears the pair were spooked by an unwelcome spider that came down from the roof of the boat." Inspector Van Praag said.
"They were distracted by the spider and next thing they looked up and crashed into the bank."
Inspector Van Praag said the woman was thrown through the boat's windscreen from the force of the impact.
"She broke the windscreen and rolled across the bow of the boat and back into the shallow water after the boat mounted the bank."
Inspector Van Praag said they were very lucky to not have more serious injuries.
"The woman has head injuries and the man has leg and head injuries. Both were taken to Sydney's Westmead Hospital in a stable condition — the woman went by CareFlight Helicopter," Inspector Van Praag said.
While the type of spider that scared the couple is not known, there has been a public warning for a funnel-web spider "bonanza" with Sydney's hot and wet conditions ideal for the spiders, who are also in mid-mating season.
"We urge everyone out on the water to take care, it only takes seconds to become distracted and for potential life-threatening accidents to happen." Inspector Van Praag said.
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2021-01-30 09:02:00Z
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