Donate Shop Call for Help Now Find a Base

NSRI EMERGENCY
OPERATION CENTRE (EOC)

087 094 9774
At 07h11, Friday, 24th June, NSRI Durban duty crew were activated following a request for assistance from Durban Aquatic Safety following reports from a group of paddlers that they had happened upon a body floating off-shore of uShaka.Police Search and Rescue and local lifeguards were activated.NSRI Durban coxswain Paul Bevis, who is employed by SUBTECH and is currently busy with a project in Durban Port, summoned the assistance of the Subtech boat Tarryn that was on the water at the time. The duty SUBTECH skipper, who is an ex Sharkboard member, accompanied NSRI's Paul Bevis to the area off Ushaka and assisted the SAPS Search and Rescue unit to recover the body of an adult male back to shore.The body has been taken into the care of Police and the Forensic Pathology Services.It has been confirmed that on Sunday, 19th of June, an adult male reportedly went missing in the surf off-shore of uShaka. Reportedly, despite a search by lifeguards and Police Search and Rescue, no sign of the missing man was found. It is suspected that this may be the body of the man who went missing on Sunday. Police are investigating that possibility and have opened an inquest docket.
ING0755-620x415 NSRI Durban Rescue Base
TO REPORT A SEA RESCUE EMERGENCY DIAL 112 FROM A CELLPHONE
Next Article

Juvenile whale assisted in disentanglement operation

Read More

You may also like

Whale Detanglement
ANIMAL RESCUE  | Published: 7 June 2025

Juvenile Humpback whale successfully released from an entanglement

On Saturday, 7 June, BCMM (Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality) Aquarium arranged a local fixed wing aircraft (airborne on a flight) to scan the coastline in an effort to spot a Humpback whale trailing a large flotation buoy that had been ...

NSRI Solstice Plunges
FUNDRAISING  | Published: 6 June 2025

Brave the cold to support the NSRI this winter solstice!

The National Sea Rescue Institute (NSRI) invites you to brave the cold and take a dip for our cause by participating in a winter solstice plunge to raise vital funds. ...

Stn 40 St Lucia
RESCUES  | Published: 6 June 2025

3 rescued by NSRI St Lucia after their fishing ski-boat capsizes.

A boat capsized while launching in calm surf conditions during a national fishing competition on Wednesday at St Lucia. ...