Notices
At 18:00 Coastal Water Rescue was activated with a drowning in progress at Kings Beach near the harbour wall. A 28 year old male went swimming and did not return. CWR squad members did a visual search from the harbour wall, with other squad members performing an in water search. The search was called off due to bad light, and will be resumed in the morning.
Coastal Water Rescue was activated this morning 7.30am after reports received of a boat with 6 occupants that flipped in the Swartkops River mouth. All occupants made it safely to shore and a stand down was issued before the squad reached the scene.
The Coastal Water Rescue squad was activated this afternoon for a drowning in progress in the vicinity of Shark Rock Pier, on arrival by squad members it was determined to be a false alarm and a stand down was issued. CWR Update: CWR was activated to Hobie Beach when a member of the public spotted a person about 400m off-shore and thought the person to be in distress and, understandably so, reported it. It was then a swimmer going for a morning swim, hence a false alarm. Stand down was called.
A skipper's Jet Ski lost power not too far off shore close to Something Good. CWR was called out to the scene, but the skipper got the motor started and managed to beach the Jet Ski safely.
The Coastal Water Rescue was squad has just been dispatched to a drowning in progress at Hobie Beach. No further information available at this time. CWR Update: On arrival the victim had made it out of the water. SAP, NMB beach office and Coastal water rescue responded. The first Coastal water Rescue squad member arrived on scene within 6 minutes of being dispatched.
The Coastal Water Rescue squad is on standby to assist in the search for a missing spear fisherman who failed to surface near Humewood beach. Fire & Rescue as well as SAPS divers are currently searching for the missing man. We will update you once we receive more information. CWR Update: He's just been found alive and well at Pollock beach. He'd dived from Humewood to Pollock.
