Edited by Bev Mortimer – NSRI Oyster Bay and Storms River volunteer duty rescue teams organised a helicopter to rescue an injured Israeli tourist, plus his wife, was helped on the Waterfall Trail, near to the waterfall, at the Storms River, Tsitsikamma National Park yesterday, 27 September.
The NSRI reports the two stations were activated at 2.15 pm after the husband sustained an injury during hiking. Medical treatment was given to the man who was in a stable condition but unable to walk.
Owing to a rising tide, the Spring tide, and his injury, it was not safe to use the footpath to get him to the Tsitsikamma parking area.
EC Government Health EMS and WC Government Health EMS were alerted and an EMS/AMS Skymed rescue helicopter responded from Oudtshoorn by Metro EMS Control.
The Israeli was airlifted by Skymed to the car park while SANPark rangers and NSRI crew walked with the wife to the car park. The couple then made their own way to Plettenberg Bay for further treatment. The injured Israeli is expected to make a full recovery.
