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Kite Boarder Rescued

Alan Meiklejohn, NSRI Gordons Bay station commander, said: On Saturday, 19 August, at 15h28, NSRI Gordons Bay duty crew were activated by NSRI EOC (Emergency Operations Centre) reporting a kite-boarder appearing to be in difficulty at Strand in front of Die Poort.

The kite boarder and his sail were in the water without his sail up and it was growing increasingly evident that he was in difficulties and adrift.

The person in difficulty had been noticed by EOC controllers monitoring the NSRI Strand beach safety cameras and while rescue services responded the situation continued to be monitored on the screens of the beach safety cameras by NSRI controllers.

NSRI Gordons Bay duty crew responded to our NSRI rescue base and the NSRI rescue craft Spirit of Surfski was launched while NSRI rescue swimmers and shore crew responded to the scene.

GB Med Sec ambulance services were alerted.

A man on a paddle board had also gone towards the casualty to attempt to assist.

On arrival on the scene, in strong Northerly winds, the casualty, a local adult man, found to be lying on the foil of his kite and being assisted by the unidentified paddler, was rescued onto our sea rescue craft and his foil was recovered.

He was brought safely to shore and not injured he required no further assistance.

The paddler was commended for his assistance.

The Strand beach safety cameras continue to assist at being an early warning device aiding to bringing attention to rescue services of bathers and craft in distress along the beach front.

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