Six months after two teenagers were killed after being towed by a boat in northern NSW, an elderly man has been charged over the on water accident.
The boys, 13 and 14, were on an inflatable in a waterway at Rushes Creek, northwest of Tamworth, when they collided with a tree stump on December 27.
Bystanders performed CPR until paramedics arrived, however both boys died at the scene.
The boat's driver, a 73-year-old man was taken to hospital for mandatory testing, and a crime scene was established.
The 73-year-old was issued a future Court Attendance Notice for operating a recreational vessel negligently causing death or grievous bodily harm on Thursday.
He is due in Tamworth Local Court next month.
A report on the boys' deaths will be prepared for the coroner.