Dave Hughes rushed to hospital after surfing accident: 'Worst pain of my life'

Aussie TV legend Dave 'Hughesy' Hughes was rushed to hospital following a surfing accident on New Year's Eve while enjoying some time on the Gold Coast.

The comedian, 53, revealed that he dislocated his shoulder in the surf, resulting in nerve damage and the "worst pain" of his life which lifeguards treated with an emergency painkiller.

Hughesy uploaded some shots on his Instagram depicting his painful journey, including a shot of him slumped over in the beach buggy and bent over a green whistle.

"Had my least sober NYE in 30+ years. Green whistle came after two hours of worst pain of my life, plus morphine and the rest of them," he captioned the gallery of images.

"Shoulder dislocation whilst surfing. ‘9 out of 10 level nerve damage.’ Shout out to wife, @surfersparadiseslsc, and GC medical professionals for their much-needed help! Will be in a sling for a while, not sure when my next right-handed high five will be."

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Hughesy's mates and fans flocked to Instagram to share their sympathies.

"Oh no Dave! That’s horrible. If you need surgery (and I hope you don’t) I could narrate it for you with my @bondirescuetv voice if you like?" Osher Gunsberg commented.

"Oh love. How awful. I hope you’re recovering OK. Legend wife for getting pics," former Gogglebox star Yvie Jones said.

"Ah s*** mate! Sorry to hear! I might beat you in tennis now tho, when we playing???" Bachelor star Tim Robards joked.

"Get well mate, unbelievable pain I imagine," Anthony Field from The Wiggles said.

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