A young girl is in critical condition today after being rescued from rough water at Stradbroke Island on Sunday.
The girl was swept off the rocks into dangerous water at the North Gorge before her Dad jumped in to try and save her.
The girl’s father went into shock and lifeguards were unable to get to them.
The girl was knocked unconscious before rescuers managed to reach the pair on a jet ski.
One of the rescuers, director and tour guide at Shakas Adventure Tours, Timmy Cooper said he didn’t realise someone was in trouble until he heard yelling coming from the rocks.
“I saw a couple of my American students grab the lifeguard ring… they ran down the rocks and I kind of walked down there and saw a young person lying face down in the water with the Dad kind of treading water next to her,” he said.
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