Ian Klopper, NSRI Kommetjie station commander, said:
At 18h00, Monday, 01 June, NSRI Kommetjie duty crew were activated to assist at Kommetjie Beach where a SA National Parks, Table Mountain National Park (TMNP), ranger suffered an accidental gunshot wound to his right leg reportedly sustained during the pursuit of a suspect and he was reportedly lying on the rocks on the shoreline.
Our sea rescue vehicle with NSRI medics, CMR (Cape Medical Response), TMNP rangers responded and the SA Police Services were activated.
On arrival on the scene the patient was treated by paramedics and loaded and secured into a Stokes basket stretcher and he was extricated from the rocks to a nearby CMR ambulance.
The patient has been transported to hospital, by CMR ambulance in the care of CMR paramedics in a serious but stable condition.
The patient is recovering in hospital and he is expected to make a full recovery.
