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RESCUE OPERATIONS  | Published: 20 December 2019

Injured man rescued off a remote beach - Tugela Mouth

An unidentified male was rescued from a remote beach North of the Tugela Mouth. The rescue operation began on Thursday and ended in the very early hours of Friday morning. NSRI rescue crew from STATION 41, Ballito and STATION 19 ...

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LIFEGUARDS  | Published: 18 December 2019

NSRI volunteers busier than ever as festive season picks up

NSRI volunteers are busier than ever as the festive season picks up. With increased numbers visiting beaches across the country, more people are needing the NSRI's assistance. Volunteers from STATION 3 - Table Bay, STATION 14 - Plettenberg Bay and ...

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LIFEGUARDS  | Published: 16 December 2019

Long weekend callouts - Volunteers respond to nine callouts as the holiday season kicks off

NSRI Volunteers from STATION 4 - Mykonos, STATION 9 - Gordon's Bay and STATION 14 - Plettenberg Bay responded to five separate incidents on Saturday 14th December and Sunday 15th December, bringing the total number of incidents reported over the ...

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RESCUE OPERATIONS  | Published: 14 December 2019

Long weekend callouts - NSRI Volunteers respond to four separate incidents

NSRI WATER SAFETY APPEAL:NSRI appeal to the bathers to only swim at beaches protected by lifeguards, in between the posted flags and only swim during the lifeguard beach stand-by times.NSRI are appealing to boaters and paddlers of craft launching to ...

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RESCUE OPERATIONS  | Published: 12 December 2019

Jet-skiers assisted - Knysna. Boaters assisted - Hermanus:  

KNYSNA:Jerome Simonis, NSRI Knysna station commander, said:At 15h50, Wednesday, 11th December, NSRI Knysna duty crew were activated following reports from Knysna Fire and Rescue Services who received eye-witness reports of a jet-ski accident on Knysna Lagoon in the vicinity of ...

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RESCUE OPERATIONS  | Published: 11 December 2019

Fatality after boat gets into difficulty

Schalk Boonzaaier, NSRI Kleinmond station commander, said:At 05h15, Wednesday, 11th December, NSRI Kleinmond duty crew were activated following reports from the Police of a Crayfish Bakkie (small open fishing boat), with 4 fishermen on board, in difficulty with motor mechanical ...

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RESCUE OPERATIONS  | Published: 11 December 2019

2 Children brought to safety from rising flood waters

Travis Clack, NSRI Witbank station commander, said:At 19h37, Tuesday, 10th December, NSRI Witbank duty crew were activated following a request for assistance from a family. The Grandparents with 2 boys aged 11 and 12 reported their campsite on the banks ...

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RESCUE OPERATIONS  | Published: 9 December 2019

SEA RESCUE – Hartbeespoort – Sunday, 08 December. Vehicle swept away in flash floods:

Arthur Crewe, NSRI Hartbeespoort Dam station commander, said:At 20h03, Sunday, 08 December, NSRI Hartbeespoort Dam duty crew were activated following reports from SRRU (Strategic Response Rescue Unit) of a vehicle swept away by flash floods from a low lying bridge ...

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RESCUE OPERATIONS  | Published: 8 December 2019

1 Man missing, 1 man hospitalised and additional incidents

Alan Meiklejohn, NSRI Gordon's Bay station commander said:A Police Dive Unit and the SA Police Services are continuing in an ongoing search for a man, believed to be aged 30, who is missing at Strand Beach.NSRI Gordon's Bay were activated ...

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RESCUE OPERATIONS  | Published: 8 December 2019

SEA RESCUE – NATIONAL – Sunday, 08 December. Safety Appeal and Incidents this week

NSRI SAFETY APPEAL:NSRI continue to appeal to the public to only swim at beaches protected by lifeguards and only swim during the lifeguard beach stand-by times.NSRI are appealing to boaters and paddlers of craft launching to go to sea to ...

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