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Serious Shark attack at East London | ||
Reports have reached us of a surfer being bitten at Chintsa East. The surfer, whose name we’ve been asked to withhold for the moment, was surfing in the bay at Chintsa with his wife and a handful of other surfers when he was bitten in the leg and torso. According to Sharnay Humpel, who was on the beach at the time walking her dog, she saw a bunch of people running out of the sea, calling for a mobile phone. Helpers on the beach called for emergency assistance, and the surfer has been taken off to hospital. According to another bystander who saw the wounds, the attack was serious. It was a big shark. This is the third time there has been an attack inside the bay. In 1999 a surfer, Colin Grey, was bitten on the leg and board, and in 1990 Richard Forrester had his thigh severely lacerated. UPDATE 1 Our East London correspondent updates us with the following: The attack was at Chintsa beach break. It was a 3-4m great white, and it came at him "a number of times" (3-4). There are bite marks on his back, stomach and legs. It pulled him underwater. The shark then let him go when another surfer who had a shark shield on started paddling over to help. According to reports, "The shield pulsed and the shark swam away." The surfer was extremely lucky as there was medic on the beach who helped stabilise him before he got taken to the hospital. He is badly injured, but he'll be okay. UPDATE 2 "Local" reports: He is in hospital, but stable. Surgery this afternoon. There is no major arterial or organ damage, but a lot of puncture wounds around the back, neck, stomach and upper and lower legs. He has a nasty laceration on his right lower leg that is going to require surgery, possibly reconstructive surgery. While we were helping him up the beach, his leg looked bad, but thank goodness, he is going to be okay. By ZigZag |
