An ambulance rushed to Chinamans Beach Road at Evans Head at about 11am today, Wednesday, March 13.
Paramedics found a woman, 66 had cut her leg badly on a surfboard fin.
The surfer was taken to Lismore Base Hospital in the ambulance.
The original story has been corrected when new information was provided by the surfer in the story.
Read the updated story about the surfer involved in the accident here.