Lambton Pool Teen Remembered As A Loving And Caring Boy

BY IAN CROUCH

The teenage boy who tragically died after suffering a medical episode at Lambton Pool on Tuesday is being remembered as a fun loving soul with a big heart.

It's now been revealed 17-year-old Pono Aperahama was in a motorbike accident 4 years ago which left him with terrible head injuries.

For some reason, he lashed out at himself and others who tried to help him on Tuesday afternoon before suffering a heart attack.

His mother, Terina Anderson is traveling from New Zealand to Sydney to organise her son's funeral.

Susan Clark witnessed the tragedy unfold.


"I'm still in a state of shock watching them working on that poor child. It's heartbreaking," she told reporters.

The results of a police investigation is expected to take several more days.

Pono Aperahama Picture: theherald.com.au

Several People Rescued As Fire Engulfs Unit Block At The Hill

BY IAN CROUCH

Nine people have been rescued after fire engulfed a unit block at The Hill on Wednesday night.

Firefighters were called to the two storey public housing complex in Newcomen Street just before 8.30pm to find a ground floor unit well alight.

Several people were trapped in the units above as thick smoke and flames engulfed the building with residents heard screaming for help.

Dozens of firefighters from the across the city responded to the blaze.

A woman who suffered a cut to her hand and smoke inhalation was taken to the John Hunter Hospital in a stable condition.

The ground floor unit was destroyed while several units above sustained fire damage and were heavily impacted by smoke and heat.

Police are treating the fire as suspicious, with a 30-year-old woman arrested on unrelated matters.

Fire Crews At The Scene Of The Fire Picture: theherald.com.au