KZN farmer hospitalised after being bitten by pig

KZN farmer hospitalised after being bitten by pig

A KwaZulu-Natal farmer is recovering following leg surgery after being bitten by a pig while working in the Karkloof area in the Midlands.


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The man - believed to be in his 50s - had been feeding the pigs when one of them came from behind and bit him yesterday afternoon.

Emergency services met him en route to hospital.


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Midlands EMS Derrick Banks says the farmer sustained deep cuts to his right knee.

"He had sustained quite a serious injury to the back of his leg and was bleeding profusely. Advanced life support intervention was performed on the farmer before he was taken through to hospital," said Banks.


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