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A Plettenberg Bay man was on Saturday recovering in hospital after he was bitten by a Ragged Tooth shark that he had caught while fishing at Papiesfontein, north-east of Jeffreys Bay.
NSRI spokesperson Craig Lambinon said the 62-year-old man landed the shark at around midday on Friday while attempting to release it from his fishing gear, the shark bit the man.
Lambinon says the man was fishing with a friend in preparation for an upcoming angling competition.
“Our NSRI Jeffreys Bay rescue vehicle, Eastern Cape government Health EMS, Gardmed ambulance services and Relay ambulance services were activated,” Lambinon said.
He said on arrival on the scene the victim's friend had already applied tourniquets to injuries, lacerations and puncture wounds to the man's hand and his calf.
The man was transported to the hospital by a Gardmed ambulance in stable condition, where ongoing medical treatment continues.
He is expected to make a full recovery.
