Notice

24Dec2023 - Missing diver Schoenmakerskop

The CWR squad was activated to respond to Schoenmakerskop on Sunday, December 24, 2023, following reports of a drowning that occurred during the night. It was reported that a diver had gone missing and was presumed to have drowned.

CWR squad members responded to the location, where they met with SAPS Search & Rescue, SAPS Dive Unit and the SAPS Sector Vehicle, who had sighted the casualty earlier.

After searching for over an hour, the search was called off.

Later in the day, further reports indicated that a body had been spotted in the ocean, approximately 200-300 meters from the shore. Squad members responded to the location, confirmed the sighting, and relayed the information back to SAPS S&R.

NSRI Station 6 launched the vessel Rescue 6C from the Noordhoek base, and in collaboration with SAPS S&R, proceeded to the location just off Noordhoek to recover the body of the missing diver.