Jaco Kruger, NSRI Plettenberg Bay station commander, said: At 12h37, Thursday, 1 January, NSRI Plettenberg Bay duty crew were activated following reports of a drowning in progress at Natures Valley Beach.
The NSRI Plettenberg Bay emergency call-out siren was sounded.
NSRI Plettenberg Bay crew were in the area at the time conducting routine training exercises. The NSRI rescue craft Spirit of Pilatus responded.
NSRI rescue swimmers and our NSRI rescue vehicle responded to the scene while our NSRI duty crew responded to the NSRI Plettenberg Bay station 14 rescue base and launched the NSRI rescue craft Courtenay’s Rescuer.
On arrival on the scene NSRI witnessed a 56 year old male being rescued from the water by a 16 year old male – the bystander Good Samaritan had used an NSRI pink rescue buoy to successfully rescue the man from the water. They were in shallow surf and nearly ashore.
NSRI medics attended at the scene where the man was found to not be injured and he required no further assistance.
The teenager Good Samaritan, Dylan Yorke, age 16, from Pietermaritzburg, has been commended for his efforts.
At 15h04, Thursday, 1 January, NSRI Plettenberg Bay duty crew were activated following reports of a drowning in progress at Natures Valley Lagoon.
An NSRI quad bike rescue vehicle was dispatched with NSRI rescue swimmers to join Bitou lifeguards, in attendance after rescuing a 7 year old male child, from Crags, from the water.
WC Government Health EMS were activated.
The child was treated for non-fatal drowning symptoms and he was transported to hospital, accompanied by his dad, by Metro EMS ambulance, in a stable condition where he remains in hospital in the care of doctors and nurses in a stable condition.
On Wednesday, 31 December, at 17h11, NSRI Plettenberg Bay duty crew were activated following reports of a drowning in progress at Robberg Beach.
NSRI dispatched rescue swimmers and medics to the scene where on arrival found that two 24 year old males, from Johannesburg, had been rescued from the water by a bystander Good Samaritan using an NSRI pink rescue buoy.
The Good Samaritan had left the beach before NSRI arrived on the scene.
The 2 casualties were not injured.
NSRI commend the unidentified Good Samaritan for his efforts.
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