- An unconscious 30-year-old man was rescued from the ocean at Whale Beach
- He was in full cardiac arrest and was not breathing, but was then resuscitated
- The man then was rushed to Royal North Shore hospital in a critical condition
A quick-thinking paramedic has saved the life of a man who was pulled unconscious from the surf at a beach in Sydney’s north on Saturday afternoon.
Emergency services were called to Whale Beach just after 3pm amidst reports that two men had been rescued from the waves.
One of the men was thankfully uninjured, but the other was in full cardiac arrest and was not breathing.
An unconscious 30-year-old man was rescued from the ocean at Whale Beach on Saturday
The man was resuscitated and then rushed to Royal North Shore Hospital in a critical condition
The paramedic resuscitated the 30-year-old before he was rushed to Royal North Shore Hospital in an ambulance
At the time of transport to the hospital, he was breathing but unconscious and in a critical condition, a spokesperson from NSW Ambulance told to Daily Mail Australia.
Emergency services were informed that two men had been rescued at Whale Beach at 3pm