Every year on 25 July, World Drowning Prevention Day draws global attention to a simple but powerful message: drowning is preventable. ...
When floodwaters rise, rescuers face an environment that can change in seconds. Water moves with relentless force, familiar landscapes disappear beneath it, and hazards are often hidden below the surface. ...
When someone steps forward to help in an emergency, the quality of their training can make all the difference. For the NSRI, ensuring that volunteers, crew members and communities receive the highest standard of first aid training has always been ...
The NSRI is celebrating the women who serve across its rescue stations, swimming pools, classrooms and beaches, ahead of Women's Day on 9 August. From volunteer sea rescue crew to survival swimming instructors, shore controllers and Pink Rescue Buoy custodians ...
This Mandela Day, the National Sea Rescue Institute (NSRI) is honouring our more than 1 500 volunteers who give their time to keep South Africans safe in and around water, every day of the year. ...
NSRI Represents SA at Global Drowning Prevention Workshop ...
The NSRI has secured a significant three-year partnership with the Victor Daitz Foundation and World Relief Australia to fund a dedicated Drowning Prevention Instructor in Richards Bay, KwaZulu-Natal. ...
When 335 young people gathered at the recent Western Cape Scouting-in-Schools leadership development Camp, they expected just a week of Scouting, leadership and fun. With the support of the NSRI, many left with an additional life skill that could save ...
When Petro Meyer joined the NSRI on 1 September 2018, she couldn’t have imagined she’d one day be teaching in a swimming pool that arrived inside a shipping container. But her enthusiasm had already put her ahead of the curve. ...
When seconds matter, distance makes all the difference. That’s the thinking behind the National Sea Rescue Institute’s newest satellite (SAT) station at Fish Hoek. It’s a compact but potent addition designed to cut response times for surfski emergencies and drownings ...
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