Notices

It was the squad's Annual General Meeting today and a new management committee was elected. The following changes are effective immediately.

Andrew Smit has resigned from the squad and stood down from the committee, Kim Barley has been nominated and voted into the treasurer position.

Roland Francis has stood down from the squad as he moved to KZN.

Mary-Ann Stott has been nominated and voted onto the committee to take over the membership management portfolio. 

The full committee for 2017/2018 is as follows:

Today at about 15:40 one of our members was just finishing her cycle at Something Good when she heard people call for help on the beach that CPR is needed. A 56 year old victim was observed unresponsive in the water, one of his friends ran in and retrieve him to shore.

CPR was initiated by a by stander, our squad member took over to assist and continued until Gardmed Ambulance Services arrived on scene. Unfortunately the resuscitation attempts were not successful.

The Coastal Water Rescue squad was not activated.

Earlier today the Coastal Water Rescue road crew assisted EMS by transporting medics to a remote site in Redhouse. The site was only accessible by 4x4 vehicle, and the EMS vehicles were unable to reach the patient. On arrival the EMS medics  stabilised the patient, and then transported the patient to hospital via AeroMed3.

On Sunday 30 Apr 2017 at 17h57 a notification was received from Van Stadens Resort management that a young boy was missing at the resort. With no clear indication as to where the boy was last seen, an extensive search was initiated by the resort with the help of the campers and day visitors. This was extended to include Blue Horizon Bay NW, SAPS search and rescue,  SAPS Chopper, Metro Rescue and Coastal Water Rescue. The search covered the entire resort, lagoon perimeter, surround dunes and coastal areas.

Later in the evening more information came to light that he was last seen in the water of the lagoon at approximately 16:00.

A Coastal Water Rescue swimmer joined the SAPS Search & Rescue diver at 21:00 to search the lagoon, but due to poor visibility in the dark the water search was called off. The search was postponed till first light this morning.

This morning at 7am the CWR squad rendezvoused with the SAPS divers at Van Stadens Resort to assist with the lagoon search. Just before CWR entered the water the SAPS divers indicated they had located the body of this young victim in the vicinity where he was last seen, in the deep section of the lagoon.

Services on scene: SAPS Dive Unit, SAPS S&R, SAPS Sector Vehicle, Coastal Water Rescue, Beach Office, Blue Horizon Bay NW.

Today at 15:11 CWR activated to squad to send rescue swimmers to Cape Recife to assist the NSRI to rescue 3 fisherman who got stuck on a rock during the incoming tide.

The CWR swimmers joined the crew from NSRI and starting swimming out to the rock where the fisherman were marooned. There was a deep gulley between the rock and the beach, with strong currents and tides making it a bit more difficult to cross.

The fisherman were equipped with either a life jacket or wraparound Bouy, and taken across the gulley one by one until they were all back on the beach where they were reunited, cold but in good spirits.

Coastal Water Rescue

On Wednesday 22:30 CWR activated selected members and WERC after receiving a call from one of our own members requesting assistance with a intoxicated and suicidal patient on Humewood Beach. He had already managed to retrieve the patient from waist deep water but there was a concern that the patient would attempt to enter the water again.

EMS and Beach Office also activated their unit to assist after the Water Emergency Rescue Committee was notified. EMS checked the patient, and released him to friends of the family for further care.

On Scene: Coastal Water Rescue, SAPS, EMS and Beach Office

Coastal Water Rescue activated the squad at 17:04 today after a report received from WERC (Water Emergency Rescue Committee) about a drowning in progress at Hobie Beach. On arrival it was noted that private individuals managed to assist the victim, and managed to get him to shore where he was handed over to a team from Netcare 911, for transportation to hospital for further medical care.

A stand down was issued to the squad.

Services on scene: Beach Office, EMS, Fire, Netcare 911, Coastal Water Rescue

Coastal Water Rescue activated the squad at 16:40 today after reports received from BWB Rescue about a drowning in progress at Amsterdam Hoek.

On arrival it was established that a group of builders went for a swim in the river after work. One of the workers got into trouble shortly after entering the water, and the others raised the alarm.

CWR members entered the water to continue with the search which had already been started by members of the BWB Rescue. Despite searching for over an hour they were not successful.  The scene was handed over to the SAPS Diving Unit,  who continued with an extensive underwater search.  Unfortunately they also were not successful.

On scene: Coastal Water Rescue, BWB Rescue, BWB iPatrol, Beach Office, Fire Department, EMS, EMS Rescue and SAPS Dive Unit.