Paramedics were called to Anna Bay at 11.45am on Friday after reports a tree had fallen on a person at Biscay Close and Bungwall Close.

The man, 68, was trapped for at least 45 minutes while rescue crews, including three paramedic crews, Fire and Rescue workers and the Westpac Rescue Helicopter, worked to help him. 

“He was freed and taken to John Hunter Hospital by rescue helicopter,” a NSW Ambulance spokesperson said. 

“He has chest and leg injuries.”

A spokesperson for Hunter New England Health said the man was in a critical condition late on Friday.