A surfer has been rushed to hospital in a serious condition after an accident in the surf

A man has been rushed to hospital in a serious condition after being pulled from the water following a surfing accident at the Gold Coast.

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A SURFER has been rushed to hospital in a serious condition after being pulled from the water following a surfing accident at the Gold Coast.

Gold Coast City Council acting chief lifeguard Chris Maynard said the man in his 30s landed on his fin while surfing at Miami, causing a “large wound” to his upper thigh.

“He was lucky a guy did help him out of the beach,” Mr Maynard said.

Chris Maynard, acting chief lifeguard for City of Gold Coast. Picture: Glenn Hampson.

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“He did a great job actually, it could have been a lot worse if didn’t use his leg rope to create a tourniquet and minimise the bleeding.

“A member of the public notified lifeguards who gave him oxygen and applied first aid until paramedics arrived.”

A Queensland Ambulance Service spokeswoman said he was taken to Gold Coast University Hospital in a serious condition.

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A SURFER has been pulled from the water at the Gold Coast in a serious condition following a surfing incident.

Paramedics were called to Miami Beach just after 7.30am to reports a surfer was injured in the water and needed to be pulled ashore.

#Miami - Paramedics are on scene at a location off Marine Parade after a patient was reportedly pulled from the water following a surfing incident at 7.33am. The patient is in a serious condition with a significant leg injury. The High Acuity Response Unit is en route.

— Queensland Ambulance (@QldAmbulance) February 16, 2021

A Queensland Ambulance Service spokeswoman said paramedics are treating the man who was in a serious condition.

The high acuity response unit is on the way to the scene.

More to come.

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