If you feel that you need help all you need do is wave your arms across each other in a scissor movement, turn on your back and float until help arrives. Also make sure that you have the emergency number 10177 in your cell phone. If you plan to visit a specific beach or area please put that area's NSRI emergency number in your phone.
Dave Sievwright
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NSRI Stilbaai – Duty crew responded early Tuesday morning after a vehicle went into the Goukou River near the river mouth, resulting in the death of a 21-year-old man who was holidaying in the area with family. ...
For close to two hours, two experienced paddlers clung to their capsized surf-ski off Simon's Town, battling 40-knot winds and 2-metre swells with no way to call for help. On Saturday, 12 September, NSRI Simon's Town crew brought them home safely. ...
On Saturday afternoon, NSRI Simon's Town launched a dramatic sea rescue after two experienced paddlers capsized in gale-force winds and rough seas off Fish Hoek, spending close to two hours battling exhaustion and hypothermia before being found. ...