Notices
On Sunday 27 October the CWR squad assisted the SAPS to retrieve a person believed to be stuck on an island. On arrival however it was found that the person was in fact on the other side of the Swartkops River, and not on an island as was believed.
One of the CWR members joined the SAPS Dive Unit on their ARK Inflatables Rescue Croc and assisted the person across the river.
Services on Scene: CWR, SAPS Dive Unit, SAPS Zwide
On Saturday 26 October the squad responded to Wells Estate to assist after reports of a drowning incident. Three people went into the water about about 20:30 and got into trouble. One person made it out of the water and was attended to by EMS, one person was unfortunately declared deceased on the scene, and one person was missing.
Due to dangerous sea conditions and lack of visibility the squad only did a shallow water search, with vehicles from both CWR and BWBLSC assisting. Unfortunately the person was not found, and the scene was handed over to the SAPS.
Services on Scene: CWR, BWBLSC, SAPS Swartkops, SAPS Divers, Beach Office, EMS
On Saturday 12 October at 9:09am the Coastal Water Rescue squad was activated following reports that a boat capsized at Noordhoek and that there were 4 people in the water.
On arrival of the first squad members, it was found that 3 of the 4 crew made it safely to shore, but that CPR was being performed on the 4th crew member who was rescued from the water by the NSRI crew.
The extensive efforts by the medical crew to resuscitate the 4th crew member was unfortunately not successful.
Services on scene:
NSRI Station 6, Beach Office, EMS, Coastal Water Rescue, Gardmed, Relay, SAPS, EMS Aeromed 2
Today at 09:56 the CWR was activated following reports of a drowning in progress at BWB near the mouth.
On arrival it was established that 3 people went into the water and got into trouble, 2 managed to get out but one person was caught in a rip current. The squad performed a water search for an hour, with the Beach Office Jetski, and craft from Sea Rescue Station 6 were also searching.
Despite this extensive effort was nothing found, a stand-down was issued and the scene was handed over the SAPS.
Services on Scene: Coastal Water Rescue, NMB Fire & Rescue, Beach Office, NSRI Station 6, SAPS, SAPS Dive Unit, BWBLSC.
The CWR squad was activated at 18:24 tonight after reports of a drowning in progress near the Swartkops Yacht Club.
On arrival at the scene a one patient was found in the water clinging to one of the poles of an old jetty. It appears that the patient entered the water near the yacht club and got into trouble, but managed to stay afloat and eventually grabbed the pole to hold onto.
The patient managed to get to the side and we assisted in lifting the patient out of the water. No further assistance was required and a stand down was issued to the squad.
Services on scene: Coastal Water Rescue & BWBLSC
The squad was activated on Saturday 14 September at 18:17 following reports from the BWBLSC via the Water Emergency Rescue Committee of a drowning in progress at the Swartkops River Mouth.
On arrival, it was established that an 11 year old child slipped into the river, and fell into the very fast flowing channel whilst the tide was going out.
A search was immediately initiated by the BWBLSC lifeguards and our rescue swimmers joined in. After an extensive search during dark and difficult conditions it was decided to call the search off.
Sea Rescue Station 6 sent their craft Rescue 6A which did a search behind the breakers.
This morning at first light the search was continued by the BWBLSC lifeguards, Beach Office, SAPS Chopper and the NSRI.
At 10:53 assistance for more swimmers was requested by the BWBLSC and the squad was activated to respond to BWB to assist with the search, but unfortunately again despite the extensive search nothing was found.
The emergency services will continue the search.
Services on scene: Coastal Water Rescue, BWBLSC, Beach Office, SAPS Divers, SAPS Swartkops, SAPS Airwing, EMS
