Notice

02Mar2021 - Double drowning Maitlands

The CWR squad was activated at 13:25 today following reports of a drowning in progress at Maitlands Beach. On arrival, it was established that a single person got into trouble while swimming, and a friend of his went into the water to help him but subsequently also got into trouble.

The alarm was raised by bystanders who reported that two people were in trouble and being pulled out to sea.
CWR rescue swimmers were deployed into the water, and the Beach Office launched their jetski to assist with the search. Both casualties were recovered but they were both unfortunately declared deceased.

Services on Scene: CWR, Beach Office, SAPS, SAPS Divers, EMS, EMS/AMS Chopper, NSRI