Water-safety instructors are excited to be back in classrooms and have managed to reach an impressive number of students, even with social-distancing regulations. But they’ve also had to adapt to a very different teaching environment, explains Drowning Prevention manager Andrew ...
NSRI’s Pink Rescue Buoy initiative has grown exponentially since its introduction in November 2017. To date more than 750 Pink Rescue Buoys have been installed around South Africa and 59 lives have been saved by their use. The buoys have ...
Sea Rescue’s drowning-prevention initiatives would not be possible without the generous support of donors and sponsors, and the commitment of our educators and the communities that welcome them. ...
This year, the annual fundraising auction will take place online, making it possible to bid on prize wines – and support a worthy cause – from wherever you are.If lockdown saw you digging deep into your fine-wine collection, here’s your ...
What safety measures are now officially required for swimming pools?The SABS (South African Bureau of Standards) SANS 10134 states:Every private swimming pool that can hold more than 30 cm of water should be surrounded by a child-proof fence and also ...
PLETTENBERG BAY:A female assisted after suffering an injury in a fall.Ross Badenhorst, NSRI Plettenberg Bay duty coxswain, said:At 06h18, Wednesday, 30 September, NSRI Plettenberg Bay medical crew were activated following reports of a female fallen and injured at Look Out ...
SHELLY BEACH:A jet-skier has been assisted.Jean Pierre Thaumuller, NSRI Shelly Beach duty controller, said:NSRI received a call from the wife of a Johannesburg man at 08h43, Monday, 28 September, reporting her husband to be in distress on a jet-ski and ...
STORMS RIVER - TSITSIKAMMAThe body of a man has been recovered from the Storms RiverLodewyk van Rensburg, NSRI Oyster Bay station commander, said:From first light on Sunday morning, 27 September, NSRI Oyster Bay duty crew assisted the SA Police Services ...
JACOBSBAAI:A search was conducted after red distress flares were sighted off-shore of Jacobsbaai.Cedric Brown, NSRI Mykonos duty coxswain, said:At 02h04, Sunday, 27 September, NSRI Mykonos duty crew were activated and we launched the sea rescue craft Spirit of Surfski ...
STRAND:A female was rescued after she may have fallen into the water off the jetty at Strand Pavilion.Alan Meiklejohn, NSRI Gordons Bay station commander, said:At 12h54, Friday, 25 September, NSRI Gordons Bay duty crew were activated following reports of a ...
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