Man suffers electric shock putting up Christmas lights on Gold Coast

A man’s been rushed to hospital after suffering an electric shock at a home on the Gold Coast.

Emergency crews were called to the property in Nerang just after 1pm on Thursday after the man was found injured on the roof.

He’s believed to have been putting up christmas lights when he suffered the shock, with firies called in to help extricate him.

The man was then treated at the scene by critical care paramedics before being taken to the Gold Coast University Hospital in a serious but stable condition.