BY LAUREN FREEMANTLE
A woman has been rescued out of heavy surf at Lake Macquarie's Pinny Beach overnight.
Around 6pm, Friday 12 April 2024, the Westpac Rescue Helicopter was tasked by NSW Ambulance to Pinny Beach after reports of a person struggling in strong surf and in close proximity to rocks and sea caves.
Following a brief search in the darkness, the helicopter crew located the female swimmer, and a critical care paramedic was winched into water to secure her.
The woman was winched into the aircraft and airlifted to the Belmont Base suffering hypothermia.
She was then stabilised and transported by road to John Hunter Hospital.
