A young girl has been rushed to hospital after being attacked by a goanna on a Brisbane beach on Thursday afternoon. 

The eight-year-old was left with wounds on her foot after it took 3 people to free her from the jaws of the lizard at a campground on South Stradbroke Island. 

Queensland ambulance operators described the attack as “nasty” and “savage” after taking the girl to the Gold Coast University Hospital for treatment.