The National Sea Rescue Institute issued a warning to bathers surfers and paddlers after a great white shark was spotted along the Plettenberg Bay coastline a day ago, Times Live says.
Spokesman Craig Lambinon said 33-year-old surfer Clinton Nelson from Kommetjie had his surfboard nudged three to four times by a shark while he and a friend were surfing at The Wreck, a popular surf spot at the end of Robberg Beach, on Sunday afternoon.
According to Nelson and his friend Matthew Luckman, 29, they were in the surf about 30 metres off-shore waiting for waves when what appeared to be a four to five metre shark appeared and nudged Nelson's surf board, said Lambinon.
"It appeared to Matthew that the surf board was being bumped or pushed left and right. Both men caught the next small wave to shore and neither of the two men were injured," he said.
They reported the incident to sea rescue authorities.
NSRI Plettenberg Bay station commander, Ray Farnha, confirmed that a white shark was spotted in the area during a recent sea rescue operations.
Lambinon encouraged anyone intending to swim, surf or paddle along the Plettenberg Bay stretch of coastline to be cautious.
source:Times Live
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