Bevan Geyser, NSRI Bakoven station commander, said: At 17h41, Monday, 5 October, NSRI Bakoven duty crew were alerted to a drowning in progress at Camps Bay Tidal Pool.
The CoCT (City of Cape Town) water rescue network was alerted and reports indicated bystander CPR (Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation) efforts were in progress on a child at Camps Bay tidal pool.
NSRI Bakoven crew and NSRI medics, Clifton Surf Lifesaving lifeguards, CoCT lifeguards, WC Government Health EMS rescue squad, ER24 ambulance service, Community medics, CoCT Law Enforcement, the SA Police Service and Camps Bay CID responded.
On arrival on the scene it was found bystander CPR efforts were in progress on an 8 year old male child that had been recovered from the pool unresponsive, we believe recovered by local bystander Good Samaritans.
Extensive advanced life support CPR efforts were continued but after all efforts to resuscitate the child were exhausted sadly the child was declared deceased by paramedics.
The child had reportedly been playing in and around the pool, visiting at Camps Bay tidal pool with family, believed to be from Somalia, living in Cape Town, when it appears he had been discovered in the pool unresponsive and he was recovered from the pool where bystander CPR was commenced and the alarm was raised.
The body of the child has been taken into the care of Government Health Forensic Pathology Service.
Police have opened an Inquest docket.
The family are in the care of Police.
Condolences are conveyed to the family of the deceased child.
