Swimmer fights for life after being pulled from the water at Surfers Paradise beach

A swimmer is fighting for his life in a critical condition after being pulled from the water at a popular beach on the Gold Coast.

Emergency services were called to Surfers Pardise Beach at midday on Sunday after lifeguards rescued a drowning man in his 30s.

Paramedics performed CPR on him on the sand near the entrance to Esplanade and Trickett Streets before he was rushed to Gold Coast University Hospital.

More to come.  

A man in his 30s was pulled from the water by lifeguards being paramedics rushed him to hospital after nearly drowning at Surfers Paradise Beach