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Port Shepstone, KZN South Coast

Melody Herrmann, NSRI Shelly Beach duty controller, said: At 16h41, Monday, 20 May, NSRI Shelly Beach duty crew were activated following reports of a small private single motor craft capsized at the Mzimkhulu River Mouth, Port Shepstone, with one local man, the solo occupant, reported to be being swept out to sea and in the water with his casualty craft.

The NSRI rescue craft Spirit of Dawn was launched, accompanied by our NSRI crew member who is a paramedic with Med-Evac ambulance services, while NSRI rescue swimmers, the SA Police Services, Police Search and Rescue, DRM (Disaster Risk Management), Ray Nkonyeni Fire and Rescue Services and KwaZulu Private ambulance services responded.

On arrival on the scene, the solo skipper, wearing a life-jacket, was found to be paddling his craft towards the shoreline. The man’s son had launched a surfboard to go to assist his dad in the water.

They reached rocks along the shoreline where public members assisted them to get out of the water and onto the rocks.

The casualty craft washed ashore onto the beach and was recovered.

Paramedics medically attended to the man, aged in his 50’s, and following some medical treatment he required no further assistance.

NSRI commend the swift response and we commend the son who assisted his dad.

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