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  • Shark incident – Cape St Francis. A drowning suspected to have been a false alarm – Sedgefield:

Shark incident – Cape St Francis. A drowning suspected to have been a false alarm – Sedgefield:

Rescue / 3 April 2018

CAPE ST FRANCIS:

Stuart Obray, NSRI St Francis Bay deputy station commander, said:

NSRI, Municipal lifeguards and local authorities at St Francis Bay and Cape St Francis are urging bathers  surfers, paddlers to not enter the water at local beaches following a shark incident at Cape St Francis Beach toiday.

Local authorities are monitoring and will advise on the status and local Municipal lifeguards are flying the No Swimming Shark Sighting flag specifically at Cape St Francis Beach.

At 15h05, Tuesday, 03 April, NSRI St Francis Bay duty crew and our local doctor were activated following reports of a local 19 year old male surfer bitten on the knee by a shark while surfing close in-shore at Cape St Francis Beach.

NSRI crew responded to the scene where the surfer was found to already be on the beach after friends and fellow surfers assisted him from the water and local Municipal lifeguards had initiated medical care treating the patient for shock and for lacerations to his left knee and below the left knee and placing the patient on a stretcher.

NSRI medics and our local doctor assisted the lifeguards treating the patient.

Private Care ambulance services were summoned and the patient has been transported to hospital in a stable condition by Private care ambulance and he is accompanied by family members.

The SA Police Services were also in attendance at the scene.

A shark bite kit stored at the beach was used to assist in the treatment of the patient.

The species of shark remains unknown and initial observations suggest that the injuries may have been caused by a relatively small shark but this cannot be confirmed at this stage.

Shark working groups will investigate.

Local authorities were appealed to investigate licensed shark fishing being conducted nearby from a fishing boat using a chumming method  to determine if this activity may contribute to increased shark activity in close proximity to recreational beaches during the school vacation.

The surfers who assisted to get the teenager out of the water and the local lifeguards who immediately initiated medical treatment are commended for their swift actions.

SEDGEFIELD:

Warren Page, NSRI Wilderness duty controller, said:

At 13h07, Tuesday, 03rd April, NSRI Wilderness duty crew were activated following reports of a suspected drowning in progress at Myoli Beach, Sedgefield.

The sea rescue craft Levenia was launched and NSRI rescue swimmers scoured the shoreline.

Following an extensive sea and shoreline search and after enquiring from all local bathers, local people, restaurants, local building sites, no reports of any swimmers missing have been received and it is strongly suspected that this was a false alarm with good intentions.

TO REPORT A SEA RESCUE EMERGENCY DIAL 112 FROM A CELLPHONE

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    Sea Rescue emergency number from your cell phone: 112

    NORTHERN CAPE

    063 698 8971       Port Nolloth


    WESTERN CAPE

    060 960 3027      Lamberts Bay
    082 990 5966      Mykonos
    082 990 5974      Yzerfontein
    082 990 5958      Melkbosstrand
    082 990 5963      Table Bay
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    082 990 5968      Oyster Bay
    082 990 5969      St Francis Bay
    079 916 0390      Jeffreys Bay
    082 990 0828      Port Elizabeth
    082 990 5971      Port Alfred
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    082 990 5950      Shelly Beach
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    082 990 5948      Durban
    082 990 5949      Richards Bay


    MPUMALANGA

    060 962 2620      Witbank Dam


    GAUTENG  

    060 991 9301      Gauteng


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    082 990 5961      Hartbeespoort Dam


    FREE STATE

    072 903 9572      Vaal Dam

     


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