Swimmer in critical condition after pulled from Gold Coast resort pool

A swimmer is in a critical condition after being pulled from the pool at a Gold Coast resort.

Paramedics have raced to the scene of a near-drowning at a resort at Main Beach on the Gold Coast. File picture

Paramedics are working desperately to save a swimmer pulled from a swimming pool at a Gold Coast resort.

The swimmer is in a critical condition after being pulled from the water at the Sheraton Mirage on Seaworld Drive at Main Beach just before 2pm.

Ambulance officers, including a critical care team, are on the scene.

A doctor performed CPR on the 62-year-old man in the resort’s pool area before paramedics arrived.

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