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The NSRI’s AQUA Survival Swimming Programme in Wellington is transforming a community’s relationship with water by training municipal lifeguards as survival swimming instructors and equipping local children with the skills to save themselves. ...
There is a particular kind of excitement that comes with new beginnings – the mix of pride in how far one has come, and the quiet anticipation of what lies ahead. ...
Along the wild, rugged coastline of the Eastern Cape, where cliffs drop into restless surf, and rivers slice through valleys, you’ll often find a familiar figure walking - or swimming - his way towards training. His name is Mdu Sizwe ...
Jonathan Britton, NSRI Wilderness station commander, said: At 13h12, Sunday, 7 December, NSRI Wilderness duty crew were activated following reports from the George Municipal NSRI lifeguards at Leentjiesklip, Wilderness Beach, who were responding to 2 persons in distress in the ...
The work of the NSRI has always extended far beyond the shoreline, but over the past year, a quiet transformation has been taking place within the organisation. Rescue crews and Community Programme instructors, who once operated largely in parallel, are ...
Every year, far too many young children in South Africa drown in home swimming pools. It’s a heartbreaking reality – and one that is almost entirely preventable. Despite awareness campaigns, incidents remain alarmingly high, particularly among children under the age ...
Schalk Boonzaaier, NSRI Kleinmond station commander, said: At 09h42, Sunday, 7 December, NSRI Kleinmond duty crew were activated following a request for assistance from Overstrand Law Enforcement officers reporting 2 children, females, age 10 and 11, one from De Doorns ...
Roxy Taylor, NSRI Table Bay coxswain, said: At 12h53, Saturday, 6 December, NSRI Table Bay, NSRI Bakoven and the CoCT (City of Cape Town) water rescue network, were activated following eyewitness reports of 2 paddle boarders on a SUP (stand-up ...
Jerome Simonis, NSRI Knysna station commander, said: At 13h15, Saturday, 6 December, NSRI Knysna duty crew were activated following eyewitness reports of a drowning in progress at Brenton on Sea Main Beach, Knysna. ...
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