A man recovered out of a swimming pool is sadly deceased.
John Nicholas, NSRI Port Edward station commander, said:
At 15h07, Saturday, 17 May, NSRI Port Edward duty crew were activated following reports from Netcare 911 ambulance services who, together with Medevac ambulance services and the SA Police Services, were responding to a local Port Edward resort, to reports of a patient in distress following a suspected drowning accident in a swimming pool.
On NSRI, Police and paramedics arriving on the scene it was determined that a 27 year old male, from Durban (believed to be living and working in Flagstaff, Eastern Cape) had been recovered out of a swimming pool by bystanders and by resort staff.
The man was sadly declared deceased by paramedics.
The circumstances of the man reportedly getting into difficulties in a swimming pool are not clear. Police are investigating and an Inquest docket has been opened by Police.
The body of the man has been taken into the care of Government Health Forensic Pathology Services and Police.
The cause of death, although suspected to be a fatal drowning, is yet to be formally determined.
Condolences are conveyed to family, friends and colleagues of the deceased man.
Thoughts, care and compassion are with those involved - resort staff, friends of the man and bystanders.
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