A woman has been seriously injured after a speargun was fired into her neck on the south coast
Police were called to a home Carrington St in Woonona, north of Wollongong, on Tuesday after reports a woman was hit with a speargun shaft.
NewsWire understands the 42-year-old woman opened a cupboard and the speargun fell out, discharged and shot the barb into her neck.
A woman has been injured after a speargun was fired into her neck. Picture: NewsWire / Gaye Gerard
The woman suffered serious injuries to her neck and was treated by NSW Ambulance paramedics before being flown to Liverpool Hospital in a stable condition.
NSW Fire and Rescue were called to the scene to help remove part of the speargun shaft.
Police have launched an investigation into the incident.