An Athlone family has been left devastated after 38-year-old Zaheer Brey lost his life while trying to save his 10-year-old from drowning yesterday. Zaheer and his son Mustafa had been fishing from the rocks at Crystal Pools in Gordon’s Bay at about 15:30, when the child was swept into the[…]
The National Sea Rescue Institute (NSRI) says quick action prevented a drowning at Camps Bay on Tuesday. NSRI spokesperson, Craig Lambinon, says crew members were standing on the pump house at Camps Bay Beach, when they noticed a teenager in difficulty in the surf about 30 meters off-shore. He says[…]
As South African’s prepare for the festive season, emergency personnel are urging holiday makers to take all the necessary precautions to ensure an incident free December. In a bid to ensure the safety beach goers the National Sea Rescue Institute (NSRI) is launching an emergency floatation campaign using Pink Torpedo[…]
Two men from Belhar drowned while swimming in the sea of Mnandi beach near Strandfontein on Sunday. NSRI spokesperson Craig Lambinon said that volunteers had responded to a report of the pair being in difficulty in a rip current. The man were both in their twenties. “There was a light breeze[…]
A 27 year-old man drowned at Melkbaai, Strand in Cape Town on Saturday, the National Sea Rescue Institute said on Saturday. NSRI spokesperson Craig Lambinon in a statement said at around 15:20 the NSRI Gordons Bay duty crew assisted Strand Lifesaving, Law Enforcement Marine, Western Cape Government Health EMS, ER24[…]
A 17-year-old teen who went missing while swimming at Camps Bay beach on Saturday morning is presumed to have drowned. NSRI Bakoven station commander Bruce Davidson in a statement said eyewitnesses reported that the teenager went missing at 10:45. “It appears that a group of 23 teenagers and young adults[…]
The body of a fisherman was retrieved off Elands Bay in the Western Cape after a boat capsized on Tuesday, the NSRI said. “The body of 30-year-old Cheslyn Africa, from St Helena Bay, was located and recovered today from the sea,” National Sea Rescue Institute spokesman Craig Lambinon said. Africa[…]
Two people drowned by Hawston beach, near Hermanus in the Western Cape on Sunday, the National Sea Rescue Institute said. “It was reported that lifeguards had entered the water to attempt a rescue. Law enforcement were already on the scene, and the SA Police Services and WC Government Health EMS[…]
A man drowned in Buffels Bay, Cape Point on Saturday, after he was swept out to sea by rip currents, National Sea Rescue Institute said. The NSRI was alerted of the 44-year-old man, originally from Johannesburg, around 3.15pm, spokesman Craig Lambinon said. “Despite extensive CPR efforts the Johannesburg man was[…]
A seven-year-old boy has drowned in the Boknes Lagoon, outside Port Alfred, the National Sea Rescue Institute said on Thursday. “At 10.10am…[an NSRI] crew were alerted by a frantic father reporting his child missing,” spokesman Craig Lambinon said. “The father reported that he was racing to the beach from his[…]
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