Notices
Today was the day of our annual AGM. The new committee going forward for the next 24 months was chosen, and we welcome Wayne de Lange back onto the committee. The rest of the current committee was chosen to serve for another term.
On Monday 30 July at 21:59 the CWR squad was activated following reports from WERC that there was a drowning in progress at Swartkops River. On arrival after talking to eye witnesses it was established that a single male was observed in the river, bystanders attempted to assist the person in the water but was not successful.
A shore search was performed which was called off at 22:59 and will be resumed today.
Services on scene: Coastal Water Rescue, BWB Rescue, EMS, Fire Department, SAPS Sector vehicle, SAPS Dive Unit.
Today at 12.10pm CWR activated the squad after a report received from WERC (Water Emergency Rescue Committee) that a fisherman was missing at Sundays River near the mouth.
Several members deployed to the Sundays River mouth to assist with a water search.
After a search of the immediate area the search was handed over to the SAPS divers, who continued with an extensive underwater search.
The search was later called off after no sign of the missing person was found.
CWR activated the squad at 12.15 today after reports of a small aircraft that had gone down in the salt pans near Colchester.
Later on further information was received that it was a small plane which had done an emergency landing in the salt pans between Coega and Colchester. Neither the pilot or passenger were hurt during the landig, and managed to exit the plane and make their way to the side and a stand down was issued to the squad.
Read the full story here:
https://www.heraldlive.co.za/news/2018-05-09-pilot-forced-to-land-on-salt-pan/
Today at 9.15am CWR activated the squad after receiving reports of a drowning in progress in the Swartkops river. According to information received, a single male attempted to cross the river near the M17, but got into trouble in the middle, and according to bystanders disappeared underwater.
The EMS Aeromed 2 chopper, and the SAPS Airwing assisted with aerial searches.
Despite extensive searching by the CWR squad, SAPS dive unit, BWB Rescue IRB and the Beach Office jetski, the victim was not located.
The scene was handed over to the SAPS divers who continued with further underwater searches.
Services on scene:
CWR, SAPS Airwing, SAPS Dive Unit, EMS, EMS Aeromed 3, BWB Rescue, Beach Office
At 10:00 on 8 April was the CWR squad activated to assist with a shore search after reports received from the NSRI about 2 missing scuba divers.
The responding CWR initiated a shore search in the area around the Cape Recife Lighthouse.
The divers had been separated from the rest of the dive group, and the alarm was raised by their dive master.
They were located after an extensive search by the NSRI and private craft approximately 8km from the original dive location, in good health and spirits. The divers were picked up by the NSRI craft Spirit of Toft.
Read the full story here:
http://www.nsri.org.za/2018/04/missing-scuba-divers-found/
Tonight at 19:48 Coastal Water Rescue activated the squad after reports of a motor vehicle accident in BWB where a vehicle had left the road (N2), and landed in the Swartkops River below.
While en route to the scene we received further information that the driver was safely out of the vehicle and on dry land, and issued a stand down to the squad. The driver was attended to and transported to hospital by EMS.
Services on Scene
Coastal Water Rescue, BWB Rescue, BWB iPatrol, SAPS, SAPS Divers and EMS.
On Sunday 04 Mar 2018, the CWR squad was activated after receiving reports from WERC that there was a drowning in progress at New Brighton Beach.
On arrival it was established that a single person was in trouble, and was successfully assisted by the duty lifeguards. A stand down was issued to the squad.
Resources on scene:
Coastal Water Rescue, BWB Rescue, BWB iPatrol, Beach Office, EMS
