On 11 August 2009 at 15h38 the NSRI Hout Bay duty crew and NSRI Kommetjie duty crew were activated following a report of 33 year old Cape Town surfer, Rynard Fourie, missing in the surf during big wave surfing taking place at the popular surf spot Dungeons, near to Hout Bay, in 7 metre swells. NSRI Hout Bay launched their rescue craft MTU Nadine Gordimer and Albie Matthews and NSRI Kommetjie launched their rescue craft Spirit of Rotary Winelands and the Metro Red Cross AMS helicopter was … [Read more...]
Milnerton Kite-surfer Suffers Fatal Injuries
14 June, 2009 By
On 13th June 2009, Pat van Eyssen, NSRI Table Bay station commander said: "At 14h55 NSRI Table Bay were activated by Transnet National Ports Authority following reports of a kite-surfer injured on Milnerton's Lagoon Beach. NSRI Table Bay volunteers responded aboard our rescue craft Vodacom Rescuer and the SA Police Services, Metro Ambulance and Rescue Services and Cape Town Fire and Rescue Services responded. On arrival on-scene resuscitation efforts commenced on 38 year old Bradley … [Read more...]
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