A Durban jogger was attacked by two pitbulls on Tinley Manor Beach on Monday morning.
Janus van Schalkwyk of IPSS Security Operations and Medical Rescue told The Mercury that the attack had taken place at 7.45 am.
The 30-year-old man was trying to fend off the attack when the owner rushed to intervene, said Van Schalkwyk.
Despite the owner's actions, the dogs managed to inflict severe soft tissue damage to the victim's arms, legs and face.
"He was transported to a local hospital for treatment."
This incident follows another last month where two women were attacked by pitbulls while walking their dogs on a Bluff beach.
The women were walking their two spaniels on the beach near the old navy barracks on Friday morning, when two pitbulls ran out and attacked the women and their dogs.
Paramedics Rescue Care spokeswoman Ceron Lennox said at the time that both woman had sustained bites to their lower limbs and were stabilised on the scene before being transported to hospital.