A surfer has rescued a person from drowning after he turned caught in a rip on a Queensland seaside.
The swimmer, in his twenties, was tenting with associates at a Nice Sandy Nationwide Park seaside when he entered the water late on Friday afternoon.
Witnesses stated they noticed the person in excessive issue and sinking beneath the floor numerous occasions within the well-liked vacationer space.
He was pulled from the water and brought to shore by a person on a surfboard, emergency companies stated.
A Sunshine Coast RACQ LifeFlight Rescue helicopter was known as simply earlier than 5.30pm, tasked by the Australian Maritime Security Authority (AMSA).
The swimmer, who was aware and in a position to stroll, was assessed by the RACQ LifeFlight Rescue crucial care physician.
He was then airlifted to the Sunshine Coast College Hospital in a steady situation for additional medical therapy. His present situation is unknown.
AMSA stated it was alerted to the incident when an individual on the seaside set off a Satellite tv for pc Emergency Notification Gadget (SEND), indicating the precise location of the incident, which occurred in an space with restricted cell phone reception.
