Trainee lifesaver pulled unconscious from water during routine exercise

A young surf lifesaving trainee has been rushed to hospital after nearly drowning during a routine exercise on a Gold Coast beach.

The teenage girl was completing her bronze medallion before she hit her head and was left unconscious in the waters of Main Beach on Macarthur Parade about 8.15am today.

"Pretty challenging surf [and] she was dumped by a wave, hit her head and was unconscious," Surf Lifesaving Queensland duty officer Michael McAteer said.

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