{"id":43387,"date":"2024-10-28T12:56:08","date_gmt":"2024-10-28T10:56:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/man-bitten-by-seal-at-big-bay-amid-rabies-warnings-20241028\/"},"modified":"2025-03-20T05:02:57","modified_gmt":"2025-03-20T03:02:57","slug":"man-bitten-by-seal-at-big-bay-amid-rabies-warnings-20241028","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/man-bitten-by-seal-at-big-bay-amid-rabies-warnings-20241028\/","title":{"rendered":"Man bitten by seal at Big Bay amid rabies warnings"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>A man was bitten by a seal while swimming at Big Bay in Bloubergstrand, prompting health officials to advise caution around marine wildlife. <\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>The National Sea Rescue Institute emphasized the importance of swimming at lifeguarded beaches due to recent rabies warnings linked to seals. <\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>In a related incident, another man was bitten by a suspected small shark at Blue Waters Beach in False Bay.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>A day of sun and surf took a rather unpleasant turn for one beachgoer, who was bitten by a seal at Big Bay in Bloubergstrand on Saturday 26 October.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The incident was reported by the Big Bay Surf Lifesaving Club and Big Bay Events, of a man sustaining a small seal bite wound while on an open water swim.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The man was advised to clean the wound and go to a hospital for further care and evaluation of the bite.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The National Sea Rescue Institute (NSRI) told TygerBurger authorities had been notified of the incident.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The unfortunate encounter served as a reminder of the unpredictable nature of marine animals and the need for caution when interacting with them, the NSRI said.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cNSRI, City authorities, lifeguards and the emergency services are appealing to bathers to be cautious in and around coastal water,\u201d said NSRI spokesperson Craig Lambinon. \u201cSwim at beaches protected by lifeguards.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>TygerBurger has reported of warnings advising the public to stay away from seals as far as possible before, particularly after a Cape Fur Seal off the coast at Big Bay has tested positive for rabies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The provincial health department confirmed a case of rabies had been confirmed in May in a pet dog residing in the Capri area of the Southern Peninsula in Cape Town. The dog exhibited symptoms such as fever and increased aggression. Both the infected dog and a younger dog from the same household, which was injured, were humanely euthanised.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-man-bitten-in-false-bay\">Man bitten in False Bay<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>In a separate incident on the same day a man was bitten by a marine animal (believed to be a small shark) at Blue Waters in False Bay.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Lambinon said at 13:00 on Saturday the man was bitten while wading in the surf in chest deep water at Blue Waters Beach.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The City ASLC (Alpha Surf Lifesaving Club) lifeguards medically attended&nbsp; the 65-year-old, who had been bitten on the hand and leg by an undetermined small marine animal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He and bystanders suspected that the animal may have been a small shark. 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