By Aneeqa du Plessis Two children drowned in a kayaking incident in Plettenberg Bay yesterday while a third managed to make it to shore raise the alarm. According to the National Sea Rescue Institute (NSRI) Spokesperson Craig Lambinon, rescue swimmers responded in vehicles and two rescue craft following a report[…]
By Dideka Njemla A drowning incident of a 35-year-old man took place at the Groot Wolfgat Beach, between Monwabisi and Mnandi on the False Bay Coast yesterday. Four local males between the ages of 29 and 35-years-old from Mandalay, Mitchells Plain were swimming when the incident happened. Upon exiting the[…]
A 10-year-old girl drowned and a 16-year-old family member is in hospital after they were caught in rip currents off Wilderness beach in the Western Cape on Tuesday afternoon. A third member of the family, from George, was brought safely to shore, said Mike Vonk, NSRI Wilderness station commander. The[…]
Rescue divers have recovered the bodies of two sisters aged 60 and 61, after what is believed to have been caused by drowning at the Hermanus harbour in Overberg, in the Western Cape. National Sea Rescue Institute spokesperson, Craig Lambinon, says eyewitnesses alerted the Agencies about two bodies floating in[…]
A teen died on Saturday and a 23-year-old man is missing in separate incidents in Mossel Bay at the weekend. The 13-year-old drowned on Saturday despite interventions by paramedics at De Bakke Beach in the Western Cape. According to Andre Fraser, commander of the National Sea Rescue Institute (NSRI) Mossel Bay[…]
The body of the 8-year-old girl that fell into the canal at the Vygieskraal informal settlement in Athlone has not yet been retrieved, despite an extensive search over the past few days. It has been just under a week since little Abieda Steenkamp was washed away in the canal under[…]
Locals are raising concerns regarding a lack of safety measure at the Blue Rock Adventure Park in Somerset West following yet another drowning incident that took place at the facility this past week. On the afternoon of Friday, December 13, a 28-year-old man drowned in a quarry at the popular[…]
A Cape Town man drowned in Kleinmond on Saturday afternoon, despite concerted efforts by a bystander to save his life. National Sea Rescue Institute Hermanus duty coxswain Stephen Malherbe said in a statement the man was declared dead following extensive CPR efforts after a swimmer retrieved him from the surf.[…]
Police divers have on Monday resumed the search for a missing 32-year-old male in the Vygieskraal dam. Police spokesperson, colonel Andre Traut said it is believed that the victim drowned over the weekend. “We will continue with our search during the course of the day.” Circumstances around the drowning[…]
A police dive unit will not continue the search operation on Monday morning for a man who was swept out to sea at Monwabisi Beach, on the False Bay coast. This after three people were swept out to sea during a baptism ceremony at 07h45 on Sunday. Law Enforcement spokesperson,[…]
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