Greg Sims, 49, was swimming with his partner just south of the Tukituki River mouth, Hawke’s Bay, New Zealand when he was bitten on the upper thigh by a shark. The attack occurred around 5.30pm on Tuesday, 6 January 2009.
Experts believe the shark may have been Broadnose Sevengill Shark – “a common large coastal shark species, which is most abundant near shore at this time of year”.
“I felt a sharp, painful bite on the back of my leg and couldn't leave the surf fast enough,” Sims told media.
“I screamed at Pauline (his partner) to get out of the water, she just stood there not comprehending what had happened.”
Sims used his towel as a tourniquet to stop the bleeding before the two drove to Hawke's Bay Hospital.
“I saw nothing at all. Nothing broke the water so there was no warning and no sighting. We thought maybe it was a stingray, but from what we know they leave a sharp whip-like laceration, but this wound is the shape of a bite, and has taken a chunk of flesh away so we think it was a shark,” Sims said.
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