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ANDREW Johns was back on the air yesterday after he was plucked unconscious from the surf at Merewether last week.
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Champion surfer and mate Matt Hoy rescued Johns on Tuesday when they were part of a large crowd taking advantage of the big swell.
Lifeguard Chad Bower said Hoy called him to the sand.
‘‘[Johns] had some claret [blood] coming from his ear,’’ Mr Bower said. ‘‘We offered to get him an ambulance, but he said he’d see his own doctor.’’
Johns told a Sunday newspaper he wasn’t sure what happened, but he was knocked unconscious and suffered a burst eardrum.
Johns provided his sideline insights for Channel Nine’s coverage of the Newcastle Knights-Sydney Roosters game yesterday.
His manager confirmed Johns was fine.