Emergency services pull man from Warrnambool surf

Emergency services responded to a triple zero call at The Flume in Warrnambool, after a man in his mid-seventies was pulled unconscious from the water.

A defibrillator was used on the surfer before he was flown to the Royal Melbourne hospital in a critical condition.

Warrnambool SES commander Christian Mazzocato said his team were called at 9am to help to remove the male casualty from the beach.

The man was pulled out of the water unconscious and not breathing.

Fire Rescue Victoria Warrnambool senior station officer Travis Klein said his team assisted with CPR and worked with SES to get the man off the beach.

He was taken by road ambulance to the HEMS4 helicopter, before being flown to Melbourne.

Police, Fire Rescue Victoria, SES and Ambulance Victoria responded to the incident on Friday morning.

Witnesses say the Warrnambool man was a fit, regular surfer.

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