Kitesurfer flown to hospital after being blown into powerlines at Ettalong Beach by strong winds

A kitesurfer in his 50s has been flown to hospital after being blown into powerlines by strong winds, before he landed on the road.

A kitesurfer has been flown to hospital after strong winds lifted him from a popular beach on the NSW Central Coast, blowing him into powerlines before he landed on the road.

Emergency services were called to Ettalong Beach on Monday morning after a man in his 50s was lifted from the surf by the winds – which reached up to 61km/h just after 8.30am – and was thrown into powerlines before landing on the road.

A kitesurfer sustained laceration injuries after a gust of wind lifted him off the surf of Ettalong Beach and into nearby powerlines.Picture: NewsWire/Flavio Brancaleone

TA CareFlight helicopter landed at Lemon Grove Park and transported the man to hospital. Picture: CareFlight

He was treated at the scene by paramedics and a CareFlight specialist for laceration injuries.

A CareFlight helicopter landed at Lemon Grove Park just after 12pm and transported the man to Royal North Shore Hospital.

He remains in a stable condition.

It follows the Bureau of Meteorology issuing a severe weather warning for the Mid North Coast and parts of the Hunter Region, with heavy rainfall and damaging winds expected to persist into the week.

“Strong southeasterly winds averaging 50 to 70 km/h, with damaging wind gusts of around 90 km/h are expected over the coastal areas of the Hunter and Mid North Coast, during today and into tomorrow,” the warning reads.