Australian surfing legend Tom Carroll seriously injured while surfing at North Narrabeen
Legendary surfer Tom Carroll has been seriously injured while surfing.
Carroll was rushed to hospital after the dramatic scenes unfolded at North Narrabeen Beach this morning.
The Daily Telegraph reported it was unclear how Carroll was injured, but his head was bandaged and he was put on a stretcher by lifesavers before paramedics arrived at North Narrabeen Surf Club at 9am.
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He won more than two dozen surfing titles during his illustrious career.
A witness said Carroll appeared to be seriously hurt with a large cut on his head.
“He walked out of the water and seemed pretty rocked,” the witness told The Daily Telegraph.
“Everything seemed fine, than he fell off his board and copped a fair gash.
“He was a bit rattled when lifesavers first approached him, so they put him on the stretcher and called the ambulance.”
Carroll is considered one of Australia’s greatest surfers.
He won back-to-back world titles in 1983 and 1984, won the Pipe Masters three times and was inducted into the Australian Surfing hall of Fame in 1990.
He was surfing’s first millionaire after signing a million-dollar contract with Quiksilver in 1989.
