‘Traumatic’: Queensland TV journalist’s holiday nightmare at Gold Coast beach
Queensland television journalist Kendall Gilding says her husband will be lucky to walk away from a “traumatic” accident on the Gold Coast.
TV journalist Kendall Gilding says her husband will be lucky to walk away from a “traumatic” accident in the surf while on a family holiday on the Gold Coast.
A quick final holiday swim at Burleigh Beach turned into a nightmare when her husband Tim Morgan was dumped by a wave and went head first into a sandbar.
“What happened afterwards was equally as traumatic when he started blacking out on the beach,” Gilding wrote on Instagram.
Fortunately, there was a lifeguard, who was also a paramedic, that was able to help them.
Gilding said Christmas and the New Year “suddenly look very different”.
In a video update on TikTok, she said it was a “weird and stressful time” that “doesn’t feel like Christmas anymore,” but was thankful for those that helped track down the lifeguard so they could give him a proper thank you.
Mr Morgan, who is a music teacher, is now being cared for at Gold Coast University Hospital.
“Praise the lord that he can walk because lots of people that come in here with this kind of injury don’t walk out, and he will walk and go on to live a normal life once his bones heal,” Gilding said.
The couple live in Brisbane and have two young children, Olive and Moses.
“It pretty much consistently takes me 1 hour and 40 [minutes], doesn’t matter what time of day I go and it could be more than that,” she said, referring to the commute to the hospital.
“Care for the kids is a huge challenge. You know, just finding somewhere for them to go everyday and have them feel loved and looked after so we can focus on Tim during the day.
“I can’t imagine people who have accidents in another country and then you’re over there isolated in a hospital like in Amsterdam or something. It must just be unbearable.”
Gilding, who is a journalist, brand ambassador, MC and speaker, said she was self-employed, which meant she was losing income when she could not physically turn up to her jobs.
She previously worked for Channel 7 for 12 years as a reporter, presenter and newsreader.
Big names in Australian media shared messages of support for Mr Morgan.
“How terrifying. Glad to hear Tim is on the mend,” wrote Sunrise newsreader Edwina Bartholomew.
“Oh my gosh, what a frightening experience. I’m glad Tim will be OK,” said Melissa Doyle, a Smooth FM radio host and former Sunrise co-host.
“How scary!! thank goodness he’s will be okay,” penned influencer and former Miss Universe Australia, Olivia Molly Rogers.
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