Notices
Coastal Water Rescue members were dispatched to assist in the rescue of members of the public who were trapped on their car roof in the middle of a flooded river near Kleinskool PE. Members of the Metro rescue and fire services had arrived on scene first and successfully rescued the trapped individuals.
CWR Media Statement - The Herald 2012-10-12 : Coastal Water Rescue spokesman John Fletcher said all emergency services - including the National Sea Rescue Institute (NSRI) and municipal lifesavers were working and training together to ensure a fast response to any water emergency. Fletcher said that starting this weekend, his unit and other water related emergency services would be on high alert for the anticipated holiday season rush. “Our high alert period starts from this weekend but we are only expecting an increase in rescues from mid-November when the beaches start getting busy."
Coastal Water rescue responded to a drowning near Cape Recife PE at 18:05 this evening. After a 2km run down the beach and after 45 minutes of CPR the victim was declared deceased. Our condolences to his family - CWR team
Update: Coastal Water Rescue squad members just assisted two females who were stuck in a car which was trapped in water, door height.
The Coastal Water Rescue squad has been dispatched to assist with flooded areas across the PE metro . Residents are reminded to contact 10111 for any emergencies.
The Coastal Water Rescue squad has been placed on standby as the area is expecting heavy rainfalls throughout. Not only does the Coastal Water Rescue squad get dispatched to sea drownings we assist with flood and fresh water rescues.
Just before 7am this morning the squad was activated to a boat capsize on the Swartkops River mouth. Along with BWB lifesaving club, SAPS Divers and NSRI we were able to save all 4 casualties. Great job and congratulations to all involved.
Hi all, hope you had an awesome Easter with friends and family. We had a quieter than expected weekend with one very sad call out were the unit was dispatched to Struandale at 12:30 on Friday. The call came through as a young boy drowning. Tragically on our arrival we discovered there were 2 young boys missing aged 8 and 7 with their 6 year old sister watching from the side. After a 30 minute search our swimmers along with fire department recovered both young boys’ bodies. Our thoughts and prayers are with the family of the 2 brothers.