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Cape Vidal: British Tourist Dies in an Apparent Fatal Drowning Accident

At 13h32, Sunday, 8 September, NSRI St Lucia duty crew were activated following reports from Ezemvelo Wildlife rangers of a drowning in progress at a remote beach at the Cape Vidal Nature Reserve.

An NSRI rescue vehicle, carrying NSRI rescue swimmers, and towing an NSRI rescue craft, responded and joined Ezemvelo Wildlife rangers on the scene.

A man, age 47, a British tourist, was recovered from the surf zone by NSRI rescue swimmers.

Sadly the man was found to be deceased.

The body of the man was taken into the care of Police and Government Health Forensic Pathology Services.

KZN Private ambulance services assisted.

Police have opened an Inquest docket.

It appears that while on an arranged tour to Cape Vidal Nature Reserve the man reportedly went for a swim at the beach where he was observed to be in difficulties in the surf zone and the alarm was raised.

Condolences are conveyed to the family of the deceasaed man.

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