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RESCUES  | Published: 5 September 2022

Body located and recovered - Knysna

At 16h38, Sunday, 4 September, NSRI Knysna duty crew, the SA Police Services and a Police Dive Unit were activated following eye-witness reports of a body submerged in the water near to the shoreline at Fountain Point near to East ...

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RESCUES  | Published: 5 September 2022

Fatal drowning - Breede River, Overberg

At 19h00, Saturday, 3 September, WC Government Health EMS, Overberg Fire and Rescue Services and the SA Police Services responded to the Breede River, on the N2 National Road, near to Swellendam, where a young local man had gone missing ...

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RESCUES  | Published: 5 September 2022

Stand-up paddler rescued after being blown out to sea in strong winds

At 12h39, Sunday, 4 September, NSRI Simonstown were alerted by NSRI coastwatchers, at Muizenberg, of a male on a SUP (stand up paddle board) appearing to be drifting out to sea in strong winds at Muizenberg Beach. ...

South coast solo sailor
RESCUE OPERATIONS  | Published: 21 August 2022

Solo sailor located deceased

UPDATE: The missing solo sailor has been located deceased on his yacht adrift at sea: ...

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RESCUES  | Published: 20 August 2022

Teenager drowns during a school outing

At 15h21, Thursday, 18 August NSRI St Lucia duty crew and iSimangaliso Wetland Park rangers responded to Jabula Beach, St Lucia, following reports of a drowning in progress. ...

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RESCUE OPERATIONS  | Published: 16 August 2022

Father and son seriously injured at Robberg Nature Reserve

At 15h24, Saturday, 13 August, NSRI Plettenberg Bay duty crew were activated following a request for emergency assistance from a family reporting the father and son seriously injured on the Robberg Nature Reserve hiking trail. ...

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RESCUE  | Published: 12 August 2022

Boat capsizes in Shelly Beach

At 10h55, Wednesday, 10 August, NSRI Shelly Beach duty crew were activated following reports of a ski-boat capsized in the surfline while launching through the surf at the Sonny Evans Small Craft Harbour, Shelly Beach, with 3 crew onboard, a ...

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RESCUE  | Published: 12 August 2022

Paddlers and a rowing boat assisted after winds pick up in Hout Bay

At 10h57, Sunday, 7 August, NSRI Hout Bay duty crew were activated following reports of paddlers on sea-kayaks in difficulty in the Bay of Hout Bay. ...

Yzerfontein Wednesday 6 July 4 rescued after boat capsizes
RESCUE  | Published: 7 July 2022

Yzerfontein – Wednesday, 6 July. 4 rescued after boat capsizes. Sadly a bystander on the shore passed away during the incident:

NSRI Yzerfontein duty crew were activated following a distress phone call from a lady reporting that she, her husband, her dad and her son were on a boat capsized 200 meters off-shore of Yzerfontein harbour and they were clinging onto ...

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RESCUE  | Published: 4 July 2022

SEA RESCUE – Incidents this past week:

At 11h06, Wednesday, 29 June, NSRI Wilderness duty crew were activated to assist Eden 911 ambulance services, who were responding to a female who slipped an injured herself on the Half Collared Kingfisher Trail, 3 kilometres upstream from Ebb & ...

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