‘Screaming for help’: Close-call in beach rescue at Surfers Paradise

A dramatic beach rescue has unfolded at Surfers Paradise after two men ran into trouble after entering the ocean.

A dramatic beach rescue has unfolded at Surfers Paradise after two men ran into trouble after entering the ocean.

Police said emergency services were called to Surfers Paradise about 7pm Sunday following reports two men were “screaming out for help” while more than 50m out from the shore.

Paramedics assessed them at 7.15pm and they “appeared to be fine”, a police spokeswoman said.

A Queensland Ambulance spokesperson said two men in their late teens were taken to the Gold Coast University Hospital in stable conditions after they were reportedly caught in a rip.

The close-call follows a string of beach tragedies on the Gold Coast.

A man drowned while boogie boarding after hitting a sandbank and going into cardiac arrest on Wednesday at Coolangatta.

It followed last month’s tragedy in which talented young jockey Chris Caserta drowned at Surfers Paradise after being swept out to sea in a late-night swim.

A three-year-old boy also died in a Christmas Eve tragedy at Labrador’s Ian Dipple Lagoon.

National drownings increased 20 per cent up to 294 deaths in 2021.

Sixty six of those deaths were in Queensland, and 99 in New South Wales.

In total there were 968 drowning incidents, 674 were non-fatal.

There has been a close call at a Gold Coast beach.

Man struck by vehicle at Gold Coast Hinterland - January 6

A man has been seriously injured after being struck by a vehicle in the Gold Coast hinterland.

Emergency crews were called to reports of a serious collision involving a vehicle and pedestrian at Range Rd, Mudgeeraba about midday. Critical care paramedics also attended.

Early reports indicate the man, believed to aged in his 80s, was out walking on the typically quiet stretch of road when the incident unfolded.

A Queensland Ambulance spokeswoman said he sustained significant chest and head injuries

He was taken to Gold Coast University Hospital in a serious condition.

Police investigate after scooter rider critically injured

January 6, 2022

GOLD Coast police are investigating after a scooter rider was struck by a car and critically injured overnight.

Emergency services were called to Stewart Rd at Tugun after the car and scooter collided at an intersection just before 11.30pm Tuesday.

The 45-year-old scooter rider believed to be from the Tugun area suffered life threatening injuries, a Queensland Police spokesman said.

Police have been investigating the circumstances of the serious crash.

Queensland Ambulance Service, including critical care and high acuity paramedics, treated the rider for a leg injury and a “significant head injury”, a spokeswoman said.

The man was taken to Gold Coast University Hospital in a critical condition.

Police are seeking witnesses or dash cam footage taken in the area around the time of the crash.

Anyone with information should phone Policelink on 131 444.

JAN 2, 2022

A man is in critical condition after getting pulled from the water on the Gold Coast on Sunday morning.

Queensland Emergency Services said they were pulled from the water adjacent to a private residence in Broadbeach Waters around 7.30am.

It is understood that the man was swimming in the Nerang River off Monaco St when the post-immersion incident occurred.

A QAS spokeswoman said it was “unclear” if the man had suffered a medical episode or what led to the incident, but he had been pulled from the water when paramedics arrived.

The man was taken to the Gold Coast University Hospital in a critical condition.

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