East Cape Coastal Water Rescue
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25Dec2022 - Drowning Beachview Tidal Pool

25 December 2022

The CWR squad was activated on Sunday 25 December 2022 at 17:05 following reports of a drowning in progress/missing person at the Beachview tidal pool, with initial reports that a casualty had been washed over the wall of the pool into the sea and was missing.
On arrival more accurate information was discovered, two youths were swimming in the tidal pool, and with big wave activity one got washed out of the pool into the ocean, he, however, managed to make it back into the pool safely, but the other however disappeared under water and was not seen again.
Rescue swimmers were rigged with safety ropes, and with the help of the NSRI Station 6 crew searched the tidal pool area without any success.
A shore search was also performed with no success.
The scene was handed over to the SAPS for further investigation and search efforts.
Services on scene: Coastal Water Rescue, NSRI Station 6, EMS, SAPS Sector Vehicle.