Cape Medical Response (CMR) late on Monday responded to a call after a kitesurfer sustained a leg injury at Misty Cliffs Beach.
A fisherman was reportedly casting his net when he drowned and died at Tinley Manor in North Coast, KwaZulu-Natal.
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A 10-year-old girl has tragically drowned in the Wilderness, while two of her relatives were rescued after being caught in rip currents.
‘Rip currents remain the greatest cause of drowning around our coastline,’ said the National Sea Rescue Institute (NSRI).
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Dion Kuter stepped up to save a life in Wilderness after spotting a teenager in distress in the surf and discovering they were caught in a rip current.
Two teenagers suffered difficulties while swimming at Strand Beach on Saturday. One teenager drowned while the other is still missing.
An NSRI rescue craft found the girl’s body floating about a kilometre offshore. She slipped off rocks at Llandudno on Friday evening.
The teenager reportedly slipped off rocks before being swept away by rip currents at Llandudno beach in Cape Town on Friday evening.
The 18-year-old boy disappeared while swimming in a resort’s tidal pool during a school outing on Sunday, said the NSRI.
The seven-year-old disappeared underwater while swimming on Sunday. Her body was found near the river mouth on Monday evening.
Two teenagers – aged 16 and 18 – allegedly drowned while swimming in a body of water near a dam on Thursday, said the NSRI.
Reza Yon launched into the water at Mnandi Beach after he saw three teenagers caught in a rip current, said the NSRI. The boys survived.
Beaches in Bitou Municipality have been closed following a fatal shark attack at Central Beach on Sunday morning.
Beaches in Bitou Municipality have been closed following a fatal shark attack at Central Beach on Sunday morning.
The NSRI has cautioned the public about rip currents and provided tips to stay safe if you or a loved one is trapped in one.
A 19-year-old female believed to be a student at Rhodes University drowned at West Beach in Port Alfred this weekend, according to the NSRI.
The NSRI is offering free swimming lessons to people of all ages to prevent the risk of drowning during the festival season.
The NSRI said there was increased shark activity in the Plettenberg Bay area. The Humpback whale carcass is expected to beach.
An appeal was made to the public, bathers, paddlers and boaters to be cautious due to the increased shark presence in Plettenberg Bay
Police divers recovered a body believed to be that of a man who went missing two weeks ago while swimming with friends.
A man disappeared in Hartbeespoort Dam on Thursday night when his canoe filled with water and capsized after getting caught in fishing nets.
The man who was killed by a shark earlier this week at Plettenberg Bay has been identified as Bruce Wolov, a beloved father.
The National Sea Rescue Institute (NSRI) said a man was killed after he was attacked by a shark in Plettenberg Bay on Tuesday.