Glen Preston, NSRI Shelly Beach station commander, said: At 18h02, Saturday, 7 November, NSRI Shelly Beach duty crew and Police Search and Rescue were activated following eyewitness reports of a drowning in progress at Umzumbe Beach, KZN South Coast.
NSRI rescue swimmers, our NSRI rescue vehicle, the SA Police Service, Police Search and Rescue and Med-Evac ambulance service responded.
While responding to the scene eyewitnesses indicated that a female had been recovered from the water by bystandsers.
On arrival on the scene a 32 year old local female was located sadly deceased on the beach.
It appears that the lady was swimming with 2 children when she may have got into difficulties in the surf zone. We believe she had been washed close to the shoreline and was recovered from shallow surf by bystanders.
The body of the deceased female was taken into the care of Police and Government Health Forensic Pathology Services.
Police have opened an Inquest docket.
Condolences are conveyed to the family of the deceased female.
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