‘Attack of the killer boar!’ Walker films terrifying moment a wild boar charges at him and sinks its teeth into his leg on a German beach Jan Odendahl approached the boar to record a video to show his children He was left with a slightly sprained ankle and a hematoma on his back thigh The footage was taken by Mr Odendahl while walking on the island of Rügen By Jonathan Rose For Mailonline Published: 16:23 BST, 21 October 2021 | Updated: 16:24 BST, 21 October 2021 Viewcomments This is the terrifying moment a wild boar charges down a man on a German beach. The newly shared footage was taken by Jan Odendahl while he was walking along the chalk coast from Sassnitz to the Kieler Bach on the island of Rügen. Mr Odendahl approached the boar to record a video so he could show his children, but he got a shock when the animal ran towards him. The footage shows Mr Odendahl walk towards the boar wading in the water after it had fallen down a slope. As he passes the boar, it all of a sudden starts to charge towards him. While retreating, Mr Odendahl falls onto the stones and attempts to protect himself by kicking the boar in the face. During the attack, the wild boar manages to bite Mr Odendahl's leg. This is the terrifying moment a wild boar charges down a man on a German beach along the chalk coast from Sassnitz to the Kieler Bach on the island of Rügen The newly shared footage was taken by Jan Odendahl while he was walking along the pebble beach Luckily, a passerby throws stones at the wild boar and forces it to head back to the open water. Mr Odendahl said the bite marks were visible for a month after the attack in November 2020, which left him with cuts, severe bruising on his leg and a sprained ankle. Rügen is Germany's largest island and is known to have a number of wild animals including boars. Luckily, a passerby throws stones at the wild boar and forces it to head back to the open water And this isn't the first boar to cause trouble in Germany. A wild boar went viral last August after stealing a nudist's laptop by a lake in the German capital. Photos of the female boar and her two young were shared thousands of times on social media after a naked sunbather was snapped unashamedly chasing after them to retrieve his laptop bag. The unnamed man had been sunbathing at Teufelssee, a lake west of Berlin, before becoming embroiled in the unexpected encounter. The unnamed man had been sunbathing at Teufelssee, a lake west of Berlin before becoming embroiled in the unexpected encounter Likewise, bizarre footage from Berlin showed police officers blocking a street to allow a herd of more than 20 wild boars to cross. In the clip, piglets charge across the road in the Zehlendorf district followed by their parents. The video, posted on Twitter by Felix Hackenbruch on May 17, 2020, was retweeted by Berlin Police who said: 'Sometimes the wilderness is right on our doorstep.' Share or comment on this article: All rights reserved for this news site (dailymail) and under his responsibility