Canadian saves Gold Coast surfers bacon while he is drowning at the Currumbin Alley

Gold Coast surfer Nate Searle wouldn’t be here to celebrate Christmas with his family if it wasn’t for a stranger who pulled him out of the waves. Now, he’s finally met his saviour.

Victor Lussier-Choquette from Canada is the hero who saved Nate Searle, son of former Titans boss Michael Searle, from the surf at Currumbin. Photo: Campbell Gellie.

GOLD Coast surfer Nate Searle wouldn’t be here to celebrate Christmas with his family if it wasn’t for French Canadian Victor Lussier-choquette.

The 24-year-old chef pulled Mr Searle’s limp body from the bottom of the surf at Currumbin Alley on December 18.

Nate Searle almost died when he was knocked out while surfing at the Currumbin Alley last Tuesday.

Mr Searle, 17, had knocked himself out surfing and was dragged in to shore by the Kurrawa Surf Club chef.

On Saturday they caught up after Mr Searle got out of the Gold Coast University Hospital where he was treated for having fluid on his lungs.

“I was fully unconscious and sank straight to the bottom,” said Nate, son of Gold Coast Titans founder Michael Searle.

“He definitely saved my life.

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“It was kind of weird to speak to him because thank you doesn’t seem to be enough.”

He said the two were now planning on going for a surf together.

24-year-old French Canadian Victor Lussier-choquette says fellow surfer Nate Searle would have died if he wasn't there to rescue him.

“He is such a nice bloke, it felt like I was talking to one of my best mates,” he said.

But he is the bloke who saved your life.”

Mr Lussier-choquette said it was good to catch up with him.

“He was super thankful,” he said.

“We are planning on catching up for a beer or going for a surf soon.

“He is going to Canada soon too so I was telling him what places he has to go to.”