Camps Bay, 06th December, 2009: Mark Thompson, NSRI Bakoven station commander said: “At 20h17, on Saturday the 05th December, NSRI Bakoven were activated following reports of a drowning in progress at Camps Bay beach.
“NSRI Bakoven volunteers responded to the scene where a female, aged in her mid 20′s, from Khayelitsha, was found on the beach suffering near drowning symptoms. The female had been rescued from the surf by an unidentified bystander.
“Treatment was administered by paramedics on the scene and the female was transported to hospital in a stable condition by an ambulance.
“It is suspected that the female was inebriated from alcohol consumption resulting in her getting into difficulty while swimming.
“The NSRI are urging the public not to drink alcohol before swimming in any water, inland or coastal, and not to drink alcohol before or while boating, sailing or paddling.”
The NSRI have been informed that a male aged in his mid 20′s drowned at Eerste Steen beach, near Bloubergstrand, on Saturday, 05th December, at approximately 11h00. Lifeguards removed the man from the water and paramedics attempted Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) efforts which were later terminated after all efforts to resuscitate the man were exhausted and he was declared dead.
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