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RESCUE OPERATIONS  | Published: 17 January 2019

Wednesday 16th January Incidents

PORT ELIZABETH:Ian Gray, NSRI Port Elizabeth station commander, said:At 16h10, Wednesday, 16th January, NSRI Station 6 Port Elizabeth duty crew and EC Government Health EMS were placed on alert following reports from a fishing trawler heading towards Port Elizabeth from ...

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RESCUE OPERATIONS  | Published: 16 January 2019

British man rescued from rip current - Kleinmond:

KLEINMOND:Schalk Boonzaaier, NSRI Kleinmond station commander, said:At 18h16, Tuesday, 15th January, NSRI Kleinmond duty crew were activated following reports of a drowning in progress at Kleinmond Main Beach.NSRI rescue swimmers responded directly to the scene where we found a 6 ...

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RESCUE OPERATIONS  | Published: 13 January 2019

Incidents around the coast

MOSSEL BAY:Andre Fraser, NSRI Mossel Bay station commander, said:On the afternoon of Saturday, 12th January, NSRI Station 15 Mossel Bay dispatched the sea rescue craft St Blaze Rescuer and an NSRI rescue vehicle to the launch slip way at the ...

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RESCUE OPERATIONS  | Published: 11 January 2019

Fishing boat drifts ashore - Vleesbaai. Diver dies - Umkomaas:

VLEESBAAI:Andre Fraser, NSRI Mossel Bay station commander, said:At 03h17, Friday, 11th January, NSRI Station 15 Mossel Bay duty crew were activated following a request for assistance from a fishing trawler reported to have run aground and beached at Vleesbaai on ...

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RESCUE OPERATIONS  | Published: 10 January 2019

Assistance with tourists experiencing motion sickness - Mossel Bay. Common Dolphin released at sea - Port Elizabeth:

MOSSEL BAY:Andre Fraser, NSRI Port Elizabeth station commander, said:At 08h40, Wednesday, 09th January, NSRI Station 15 Mossel Bay duty crew were activated following a request for assistance from a commercial fishing boat to collect 4 tourists off the boat who ...

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RESCUE OPERATIONS  | Published: 9 January 2019

Fatal drowning at Wolfgat Nature Reserve and 2 non-fatal drowning patients, from the same incident, transported to hospital

Vaughn Seconds, NSRI Strandfontein station commander, said:At 16h34, Wednesday, 09th January, Cape Town Water Rescue Network were alerted by CoCT Pro Lifesaving lifeguards reporting to be on the scene at Wolfgat Nature Reserve and performing CPR (Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation) efforts ...

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RESCUE OPERATIONS  | Published: 8 January 2019

Non-fatal drowning - Natures Valley. Quick action saves 2 men - Bakoven. Patient evacuation off Chokka Boat - Port Elizabeth:

Natures Valley:Robbie Gibson, NSRI Plettenberg Bay deputy station commander, said:At 15h57, Monday, 08th January, NSRI Plettenberg Bay duty crew were activated following reports a male aged 20 rescued and reportedly out of the water at Natures Valley, Groot River Mouth ...

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RESCUE OPERATIONS  | Published: 6 January 2019

2 incidents Wilderness and 1 incident Kleinmond:

WILDERNESS:Mike Vonk, NSRI Wilderness deputy station commander, said:On 03 January 2019 a hiking party of twelve people, including 5 children, set off on a kloofing trip down the Kaaimans river, near Wilderness, departing at about 15h45. The group may have ...

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RESCUE OPERATIONS  | Published: 5 January 2019

Body of father recovered. 3 children rescued:

UPDATE: Sedgefield:The hired boat was not hired out by Pine Lake Marina but by a private boat rental company that operates from the slipway.Pine Lake Marina Management and staff and Pine Lake Marina security staff assisted in the incident but ...

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RESCUE OPERATIONS  | Published: 2 January 2019

Incidents on 1st January 2019

TONGAAT:At 13h15, NSRI Station 41 Ballito were activated along with Netcare 911, RUSA (Reaction unit SA), Urgent Life Care, IPSS Medical and Rescue following reports of a drowning in a community pool at Buffelsdale, Tongaat .On arrival eThekwini Muncipal lifeguards ...

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