Notice

25Sep2023 - Missing 4yr old - Schoenmakerskop

Today at 11:32 the CWR squad was activated to respond to the Sacramento Trail in Schoenmakerskop following reports of a missing 4 year old boy on the trail, his direction of travel was not known, nor if he had gone towards the water.

14 Coastal Water Rescue members responded from all over town; when the first members arrived on scene they started collecting information, then headed onto the trail to start assisting with the search, leaving members behind at the Sacramento Trail entrance.

A while into the search, somebody relayed information that the child had been found, but nobody was able to verify this, and it was decided to continue with the search. The CWR members were split between the top and bottom trails, with everybody in constant radio contact.

Crew from NSRI Station 6 assisted with the search and split their resources between the Sacrament Trail side and others starting from the Sardinia Bay side.

More information was received by the SAPS that the child was found alone on the trail. A SAPS K9 member was sent to investigate and confirmed that it was the missing child, reunited the child with his mother, and returned them to Schoenmakerskop, where the child was given the all clear by EMS.

Services on scene: Coastal Water Rescue, NSRI Station 6, Walmer SAPS, SAPS Flying Squad, SAPS Divers, EMS Rescue, EMS Chopper, Afriforum Sherwood NHW, Darkwater Ops