A 48-year-old fisherman from the South African city of Scottburgh has survived after accidentally shooting himself with harpoon

According to the UNILAND information portal, the harpoon pierced the fisher's right cheek and left on the other side of the head, miraculously not touching either the eyes or the brain of the injured.

According to eyewitnesses, the incident occurred during a dive. The fisherman was in a state of shock, but was able to independently get ashore with a harpoon in his head.

Rescuers on duty at the beach immediately rushed to help him. They cut part of the projectile with an angle grinder. Then paramedics arrived and delivered the injured to the hospital by helicopter.