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DROWNING  | Published: 19 November 2025

Free online CPR course available now

As the festive season approaches, water safety has never been more critical. ...

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DROWNING  | Published: 19 November 2025

How Survival Swimming is saving lives in rural communities

Inside the gates of Steilhoogte Primary School, children laugh and play in safety. But just beyond those gates lies a different world, one where canals, dams and rivers cut through the farmland of Vredendal and Klawer, and where the simple ...

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RESCUES  | Published: 17 November 2025

Extensive search continues for 15-year-old swept out to sea at Noordhoek Beach.

A teenager remains missing, after being swept out to sea, despite an extensive air, sea and shoreline search. ...

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RESCUES  | Published: 17 November 2025

British Kayaker Rescued After Getting Swept Out at Britannia Bay

A British man was rescued after getting into difficulty on a Kayak offshore of Britannia Bay. ...

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RESCUES  | Published: 17 November 2025

A foreign sailing yacht assisted into the Port of Richards Bay.

Norman Rautenbach, NSRI Richards Bay station commander, said: A foreign sailing yacht Trimaran had alerted NSRI Richards Bay on Wednesday reporting that they were deep sea, approaching Richards Bay, expected to arrive on Friday, and suffering motor mechanical failure they ...

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RESCUES  | Published: 17 November 2025

American Tourist Rescued After Non-Fatal Drowning at Gordons Bay

An American man assisted after appearing to suffer a non-fatal drowning incident. ...

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RESCUES  | Published: 14 November 2025

Search Continues for Missing Hawston Fisherman After Going Overboard

Police divers (WPDS - Water Policing and Diving Services) will continue in ongoing search efforts for a local 25 year old male who went missing off a boat near to Hawston Harbour, between Hermanus and Kleinmond, on Friday. ...

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RESCUES  | Published: 10 November 2025

Teenager Missing at Hawston Beach: Extensive Search Efforts Underway

Police WPDS (Water Policing and Diving Services) are continuing in ongoing search efforts for a male teenager who went missing at Hawston Beach while swimming. ...

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NEWS  | Published: 10 November 2025

Film Industry Rescuer 3 JetRIB Named and Blessed at Melkbosstrand

Melkbosstrand — The National Sea Rescue Institute (NSRI) proudly welcomed a new addition to its rescue fleet, Film Industry Rescuer 3, a JetRIB funded by the Film Industry, during a naming and blessing ceremony held at Melkbosstrand on Sunday, 9 November. ...

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RESCUES  | Published: 7 November 2025

Good Samaritan Commended for Saving Teenager’s Life Using NSRI Pink Rescue Buoy at Stilbaai

A local Good Samaritan, with the aid of an NSRI pink rescue buoy, has been commended for contributing to saving the life of a local teenager who was swept out of the Goukou River Mouth in an outgoing Spring tide. ...

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