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2024 12 10 Kei Mouth
RESCUES  | Published: 10 December 2024

Tragic Loss at Kei River Mouth: Body Recovered After Search Efforts

Monica Maroun, NSRI Kei Mouth station commander, said: During ongoing search efforts at Kei River Mouth, on Monday afternoon, 9 December, the SA Police Services, Police K9 Search and Rescue (Police divers and Police K9 team), assisted by NSRI rescue ...

Still Bay Station 31
RESCUES  | Published: 9 December 2024

Stilbaai – Fatal drowning:

Stéfan Grové, NSRI Stilbaai station commander, said: At 15h51, Sunday, 8 December, NSRI Stilbaai duty crew were activated following reports from the SA Police Services of a drowning in progress in the Goukou River, near to the Goukou River Mouth ...

Simons Town
RESCUES  | Published: 8 December 2024

Simonstown – Unidentified body recovered:

At 13h41, Saturday, 7 December, NSRI Simonstown duty crew were activated following a request for assistance from Police reporting eyewitnesses who had happened upon a body on the shoreline, in shallow surf, in amongst rocks, at Fisherman's Beach, Simonstown. ...

Stn 11 Port Alfred
RESCUES  | Published: 5 December 2024

UPDATE: A teenager is missing at East Beach, Port Alfred

On Friday, 6 December, The SA Police Services, Police K9 Search and Rescue (Police divers and a Police K9 team), assisted by Ndlambe Municipal Environmental officers, Ndlambe Beach authorities and Ndlambe lifeguards, continued in ongoing search efforts for a missing ...

Stn 6 Gqeberha
RESCUES  | Published: 4 December 2024

Multiple incidents including animal rescues and a solo sailor assisted

There were multiple incidents across the country between the period of Thursday 28 November and Tuesday 3 December including responses to a distress signal, the rescues of a border collie and turtle, and the assistance of a solo sailor. ...

Pink Buoy
DROWNING  | Published: 2 December 2024

NSRI Celebrates the Success of our Pink Rescue Buoy Project as the 200th person we know of has been rescued using a Pink Buoy.

The National Sea Rescue Institute (NSRI) is proud to announce the ongoing success of its Pink Rescue Buoy initiative. Since its launch in 2017, the initiative has been used to rescue more than 200 people. ...