Gold Coast near-drowning: Boy, 16, pulled from surf at Coolangatta

A 16-year-old boy has been rushed to hospital after being pulled from the surf on the southern Gold Coast.

A 16-year-old boy is fighting for his life after being swept off rocks by wild surf at Coolangatta on the southern Gold Coast.

Queensland Ambulance Service Gold Coast senior operations supervisor Adam Flory said the teen had been retrieved from the water between Snapper Rocks and Froggy Beach by council lifeguards shortly after 2.30pm.

Council lifeguards began CPR and were helped by NSW and Queensland paramedics, who were nearby.

“... With their efforts... they were able to get him back,” Mr Flory said.

A teenager is in hospital after being swept off rocks by a wave near Froggy Beach. Picture: 9 News

He said the boy had lacerations on his body due to the fall from the rocks, but ambulance officers had been unable to determine any other injuries.

The boy was transported to the Gold Coast University Hospital, where he remained in a critical condition.

He will undergo a number of scans.

Froggy Beach is popular with young thrillseekers during big swells, when waves crash over a sea wall.

“This is a good example of why you should be very cautious when you’re around large surf and dangerous surf,” Mr Flory said.

“Things may look calm when you’re walking along the rocks and so forth, but there is always that rogue wave that will come and wash you away.

“The conditions are very unpredictable and we need to look at that she consider what the long term effect of that, including on other people including your family.”

Originally published as Gold Coast near-drowning: Boy, 16, pulled from surf at Coolangatta