A fatal drowning accident occurred at Fish Hoek beach on Sunday 6 December in the afternoon. Darren Zimmerman, NSRI Simonstown station commander, said the NSRI Simonstown volunteer duty crew dispatched a rescue vehicle and the NSRI rescue craft Spirit of Safmarine III to respond to the scene at 15h20 following confirmation from on-duty lifeguards at Fish Hoek beach that a man was missing in the surf in front of the Fish Hoek hobie-cat club. CMR (Cape Medical Response) paramedics, Metro … [Read more...]
Man Drowns Near Bloubergstrand
6 December, 2009 By Leave a Comment
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 … [Read more...]
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Teenager Missing, Suspected Drowning
13 February, 2009 By
www.MyCapeTown.co.za: Nawahlodien Panday, NSRI Strandfontein station commander said: "On the 12th of February at 15h38 NSRI Strandfontein were alerted to join Strandfontein Surf Lifeguards and Law Enforcement Officers investigating a suspected drowning accident in front of the NSRI rescue base at Strandfontein Beach on the False Bay Coast. It had been reported that a group of 11 teenage and adult friends, from Ottery, ranging in ages between 17 and 28, had gone to the beach to swim and while … [Read more...]
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Busy Fourth for NSRI
5 January, 2009 By
The 4th of January was a busy day for the NSRI, with two drownings and a head injury: At 12h57 NSRI Strandfontein responded to 9 Miles Beach, 600 metres from the NSRI Strandfontein rescue base, after fisherman reported that a man had disappeared in the surf while swimming. An extensive search, which has included two NSRI rescue craft, the Metro Red Cross AMS helicopter, Metro Ambulance and Rescue Services, Police, Law Enforcement and Police Divers, has revealed no sign of a missing 22 year … [Read more...]
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