Our grateful thanks to the Dis-Chem Foundation who sponsored some sun screen and sun screen lips for our lifeguards. Our 7 life guarding units countrywide will undertake a total of 1 512 volunteer days over the coming summer months focusing ...
This photograph was taken during training over the weekend.Ettiene van Gent, NSRI Jeffreys Bay station 37 Lifesaving Unit Captain, said:At approximately 17h05 on Monday, 17th September, our NSRI Jeffreys Bay Lifesaving lifeguards, having completed a routine training exercise at ...
Garth Dominy, NSRI Wilderness deputy station commander, said:At 09h30, Sunday, 16th September, NSRI Wilderness duty crew were activated following reports from a member of the public of a rubber-duck drifting towards shore and towards rocks with 3 men onboard off-shore ...
Our first All Terrain Vehicle operators course hosted at Station 16 Strandfontein with Clint, Arno, Owen, Grant, Robin, Bradley and Dermot with Stewart Seini. Congratulations.All NSRI rescue crew, around the country, are unpaid volunteers. ...
It was a busy afternoon for Station 37 JBay. Lifeguard surf rescue training, Junior Academy learning how to deal with marine standings and Sea Rescue crew practicing rescue techniques.All NSRI Lifeguards, rescue crew and juniors are unpaid volunteers. Sea Rescue ...
In 2018 so far, there have been 33 reported cases of fatal drowning in an attempt to cross a river, most of which are males who live in KZN and the Eastern Cape.14 of these tragic deaths have been children ...
Nicole went to speak to the learners at Koekenaap Primary School in the Matzikama region. One of the Grade 3 learners sadly drowned in May this year, in a local oxidation pond. Nicole noticed how protective the older children were ...
At the end of June, we trialed our first full-time rescue course for sea going crew. The course was hosted at NSRI Still Bay and applications were open to the public as part of a recruitment drive to help boost ...
Volunteers needed in Lambert's Bay.Sea Rescue is hosting a recruitment drive for sea-going rescue crew in Lambert's Bay. If you are interested, we will be holding interviews on Thursday 20th September.The successful candidates will go through a training course which ...
Robbie Gibson, NSRI Plettenberg Bay deputy station commander, said:At 13h23, Tuesday, 11th September, NSRI Plettenberg Bay duty crew were activated following reports of a female suffering injuries following a fall on the Robberg Nature Reserve hiking trail.Our NSRI medical crew ...
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