A surfer was attacked by a shark at a popular surfing site in Oregon on Sunday — a rare occurrence in the state.

The victim was bitten in his lower leg and is expected to survive.

The incident took place at about 3:20 p.m. Sunday at a well-known surfing spot in South Seaside known as The Cove, according to The Oregonian.

Fire and local medics arrived to find the adult male victim being carried to the parking lot by fellow surfers. An off-duty Seaside lifeguard had applied a field tourniquet to the man’s leg to help slow the bleeding.

John Rahl, a spokesman for the city of Seaside, credited the quick response of fellow surfers and said it was a valuable reminder not to go into the ocean alone.

“The fact that there were additional people on scene helped move this along pretty quickly,” said Rahl.

Sunday’s attack came nine years to the day when another surfer suffered a shark bite at the Seaside Cove. That victim, a female, also survived with non-life-threatening injuries.

According to the Florida Museum of Natural History, which tracks shark attacks around the world, Oregon has only recorded a total of 28 shark attacks since 1837.

Florida had 852 shark attacks during that time — the most of any place in the world, according to the database.