South African surfer Gerhard van Zyl, 25, died on Saturday August 29, 2009, after having his leg “nearly bitten completely off by a shark” while surfing between South Africa’s Glentana and Outeniqua near Mossel Bay, according to a story IOL.
A friend pulled Gerhard out of the water after the attack and tied a tourniquet around his wounded leg, according to local media reports. . . “We found him on the beach and treated him for amputation to his right leg,” said Lambinon. “He was airlifted to a hospital in George and when he got there, was declared to be in a critical condition. He was later declared dead.”
This is reportedly the first shark attach at Glentana Bay.
[Link: IOL]
The information is wrong – a man also died, after a shark attack, a couple hundred metres down the beach at Dwarswegstrand, about 20 years ago. He was also bitten on the leg and died due to loss of blood. If I remember correctly, his surname was Ols – he was a student with me at UPE.
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