Donate Call for Help Now Find a Base

NSRI EMERGENCY
OPERATION CENTRE (EOC)

087 094 9774
At 12h50, Thursday, 07th May, NSRI Plettenberg Bay duty crew were activated to respond to Robberg Nature Reserve hiking trail following reports of a 79 year old man, from Krugersdorp, who is staying at a local caravan park on holiday, having sustained a head injury from a fall while hiking.We launched our sea rescue craft Ray Farnham to approach from the sea side and NSRI rescuers and Med-Life ambulance services responded by road to the Robberg Parking area to hike to the scene.On arrival on the scene we found the man in the company of two fellow hikers, two men who are staying at the same caravan park and who had accompanied the 79 year old on his walk. The injured man was found to be suffering a head injury and suspected fractured ribs sustained from a fall while walking on the hiking trail.With the injuries causing the man to experience laboured breathing, while medical treatment by paramedics commenced, the decision was taken to request support from the EMS/AMS Skymed helicopter rather than to risk further compromise to the patient by transporting him by sea or by hiking him on a stretcher to the Robberg car park. The WC Government Health EMS dispatched the Skymed helicopter.The patient was airlifted to the Robberg Nature Reserve car park by the Skymed helicopter and transferred into a waiting Med-Life ambulance. The patient has been transported to hospital in a stable condition for further treatment and he is expected to make a full recovery.IMG_3606 Photo: Steph Le RouxIMG_3607 Photo: Steph Le RouxIMG_3608 Photo: Steph Le Roux TO REPORT A SEA RESCUE EMERGENCY DIAL 112 FROM A CELLPHONESMS 32287 with your name and a message of support for our Sea Rescue crew
Next Article

Maritime Emergency Care conference:

Read More

You may also like

Flood assistance Sept 2023
RESCUES  | Published: 26 September 2023

Flood Assistance in the Western Cape

STRAND and GORDONS BAY: Early Monday morning, 25 September, NSRI Gordons Bay rescue swimmers, GB Med Sec ambulance services and Police responded to Kays Caravan Park in Strand where multiple residents were evacuated from the caravan park. ...

Simon's Town Paddler Rescue 21 September 2023
RESCUES  | Published: 24 September 2023

SafeTrx Alert Saves Paddler In Simon's Town

Simon McDonnell, NSRI Simon's Town station commander, said: At 16h45, Thursday, 21 September, NSRI Simon's Town duty crew were activated following NSRI EOC (Emergency Operations Centre) intercepting an NSRI SafeTrx emergency activation from a paddler reporting to be in difficulty ...

Camps Bay 22 September 2023
RESCUES  | Published: 23 September 2023

Man missing in Camps Bay

Bevan Geyser, NSRI Bakoven deputy station commander, said:At 13h53, Friday 22 September, NSRI Bakoven Station 2 was activated following eyewitness reports of a man missing at Camps Bay Beach.NSRI Bakoven Station 2, NSRI Table Bay Station 3, SA Police Services ...