A South African priest accidentally shot himself in the face with a speargun while he was fishing — but he miraculously survived being impaled by the sharp projectile, reports said Monday.

The Rev. Connie Hallowell, 48, told the Times of London that he was spearfishing off the coast of KwaZulu-Natal when he put down his speargun and it accidentally discharged.

The spear shot through Hallowell’s face below his right eye and cut out in front of his left ear, Hallowell told the newspaper.

He was able to stagger to shore, where beachgoers rushed to his aid.

Lifeguards were able to stabilize him until medics arrived and airlifted him to a nearby hospital.

Hallowell survived the incident and is recovering at the hospital, he told the Times.

“It’s amazing that I am here at all,” he told the newspaper.