Brad Geyser, NSRI Hout Bay station commander, said; “At 14h03 on Sunday 16 September, the NSRI Hout Bay volunteer sea rescue duty crew who were at our sea rescue station at the time were approached by a local teenage male bleeding on his right leg and claiming to have been bitten by a Pitbull Terrier.
“According to the teenager once the dog got hold of him it would not let go.
“Two bystanders had helped to free the teenager from the jaws of the dog, One took the top jaw of the dog and the other took the bottom jaw and they prized the jaw open to free the teenagers leg.
“The incident happened in shallow water below the the boat launching ramp in Hout Bay harbour and the teenager had been swimming when the owner of the dog then also put his dog into the water when the incident then happened.
“It appears that the dog and its owner had left the scene following the incident.
“NSRI Hout Bay medics cleaned the wound in our NSRI first aid room and due to the severity of the bites, on the right leg calf, a WC Government Health Emergency Medical services (EMS) ambulance was summoned and the teenager has been transported to hospital by EMS ambulance in a stable condition for further treatment.”
