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Kitesurfer survives pitbull attack on Argentinian beach

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A kitesurfer was left needing 18 stitches after being chased and mauled by a raging pitbull on a beach in Argentina.

Footage captured on February 20 shows a pitbull running towards the kitesurfer, Gustavo Cerviño, in the shallow waters off the coast of Punta Rasa, in San Clemente del Tuyu.

The raging dog then catches up with Gustavo and bites his upper arm. The kitesurfer then falls into the water.

''I was kitesurfing when I heard a dog barking. All of a sudden I felt the teeth of the dog in my arm. I tried to escape but he wouldn’t let me go,'' Gustavo said.

After a tug-o-war, the dog finally walked away. Gustavo could get up and drove bleeding to the nearest hospital. ''I managed to drive 8km to the hospital where I was given 18 stitches. I lost a lot of blood so I lost consciousness and had to stay in observation for two hours,'' he explained.

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