At 18h00, Saturday, 21 February, NSRI Kleinmond duty crew were activated following eyewitness reports made to NSRI’s EOC (Emergency Operations Centre) of a swimmer suspected to be in distress in the surf at Betty’s Bay, near to the dunes, in the vicinity of Watsonia Street.
The NSRI Kleinmond rescue vehicle, with NSRI rescue swimmers, responded.
ER24 ambulance services were placed on alert.
While responding to the scene it was determined that it was in fact 2 local anglers who appeared to be trapped on rocks, cut off from mainland during the Spring high tide.
On arrival on the scene NSRI found 2 local adult male anglers, with their fishing gear, on rocks, cut off from mainland by the Spring high tide.
NSRI rescue swimmers were deployed into the surf and swam to the rocks reaching the 2 fishermen, while NSRI shore crew monitored the rescue from the shore side.
In relays the 2 fishermen were swum to shore, assisted by the NSRI rescue swimmers, and on reaching the shoreline they were medically assessed by NSRI crew.
One of the men was treated for mild hypothermia before both men were released requiring no further assistance.
The swift response is commended.
Journeyman
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Weldmaster
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