Notices
On Saturday 05 November 2022 the CWR squad was activated at 17:57 following requests for assistance from the Beach Office, they had reports of a missing 10 year old female at Humewood Beach.
After arriving on scene did more information become available that the girl was last seen walking into Happy Valley with an unknown woman, and was not last seen in the water as previously reported.
The Beach Office craft, and the jetrib from the NSRI Station was on scene doing a search.
The squad was stood down as no further assistance was required.
The CWR squad was activated at 12:59 today following reports of a drowning in progress at Cape Recife.
After arrival on scene more information became available that a body was found floating in the water by beach walkers who called it in.
The squad was stood down as no assistance was required and the SAPS took over.
Services on scene: CWR, SAPS Divers, SAPS S&R, NSRI Station 6, Fire Department, EMS.
This morning at 09:37 the CWR squad was activated following a report on the Water Emergency Rescue Committee that a boat had capsized in the Swartkops River Mouth.
Shortly before our arrival, further information was received that both casualties on the boat were accounted for and safely on shore with no injuries reported.
A stand down was issued to the squad, and squad members assisted the boat owner in retrieving the boat onto the trailer and back into the parking lot.
Today while the squad was finishing up after a training session at Hobie Beach, a report was received from the Water Emergency Rescue Committee that a boat had capsized in the Swartkops River Mouth, and the CWR squad was activated to respond.
On arrival, it was established that there were no casualties in the water and that they had all safely made it to shore, and the that the boat was on shore, it happened just as the BWBLSC Rescue Squad finished their training session enabling them to be on the scene immediately after the incident. NSRI Station 6 responded with Rescue 6A from the harbour.
Services on Scene: CWR, BWBLSC, NSRI Station 6, Beach Office
On Wednesday 10 August 2022 the CWR squad was activated at 21:22 following a report from the Water Emergency Rescue Committee of a drowning in progress at Smelly Creek.
On arrival it was established that a single male had gone down the dolosse into the water, got into trouble and subsequently submerged.
Dangerous conditions with surging waves next to the dolosse prevented any swimmers from being deployed for safety reasons. NSRI Station 6 responded with two craft which did a sea search, while all the responding services did a shore search from the top of the dolosse.
The search was called off after an extensive search and the scene handed over the SAPS.
Services on Scene: Coastal Water Rescue, BWBLSC, Beach Office, NMBMM Fire, SAPS Sector Vehicle, SAPS Divers, NSRI Station 6.
On Sunday 24 Apr 2022 the squad was activated at 07:19 following a request for assistance with a suicidal person threatening jump off the harbour wall at Coega Harbour.
On arrival the individual had moved from the harbour wall to a tower of about 15m and was threatening to jump. Attemps by the SAPS members on scene to get him down from the tower failed, and when they tried to get onto the tower the individual proceeded to jump across into the jjjwater.
It was decided to not deploy swimmers immediately as he was fully conscious and swimming, but it was noticed that he was struggling to stay afljjjjoat, the CWR members threw down a torpedo buoy to him, and and a 30m throw rope. He was holding onto the torpedo buoy and rope whilst the SAPS divers on scene started pulling him back towards land, the CWR swimmers entered the water from the other side to assist and brought him back to shore where he was handed over to EMS and the SAPS.
