28-year-old man charged after brutal one punch attack on teenager outside Justin Lane, Burleigh Heads

A teenager is fighting for life following a savage one punch attack outside one of the Gold Coast’s busiest restaurants.

A TEENAGER is fighting for life following a savage one punch attack outside one of the Gold Coast’s busiest restaurants.

Police have charged his alleged attacker.

Shortly after 8pm on Saturday, a 19-year-old man was walking through the car park outside popular Burleigh Heads eatery Justin Lane with friends when an argument was sparked with an older man, police will allege.

The attack occurred behind popular Burleigh Heads eatery Justin Lane. Picture: Jerad Williams

The men were not known to each other.

Police allege the 19-year-old was then punched in the head, causing him to fall backwards and strike his head on the pavement.

The alleged attacker fled the scene.

Paramedics, including the High Acuity Response Unit arrived on scene, where the victim was rushed to Gold Coast University Hospital in a life-threatening condition with serious head injuries.

The attack prompted a police manhunt, where patrolling officers tracked the man in the nearby vicinity.

He was charged with one count each of grievous bodily harm and drunk or disorderly conduct on premises.

He has been denied police bail and is due to appear in the Southport Magistrates Court on Monday.