Edited by Bev Mortimer
Lady visitor to Plett in hospital after a bad fall
A 68 year-old lady visitor to Plett was rescued by NSRI after a bad fall on the beach near Keurbooms River mouth
The NSRI Plettenberg Bay coxswain, John Bosman, said on 25 April, Plettenberg Bay volunteer duty crew were activated following reports from NSRI Emergency Operations Centre of a lady injured on the beach, on the Lookout Beach side of the Keurbooms River Mouth.
The NSRI rescue vehicle with NSRI medics, Bitou lifeguards and ER24 ambulance services responded. On arrival the lady was treated for a serious injury sustained apparently during a fall on the beach while walking.
The lady was stabilised, secured into a stretcher and transported to the parking by NSRI’s 4×4 rescue vehicle. She was then placed into the care of ER24 ambulance paramedics and then transported to hospital in a serious but stable condition for further care.
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Mossel Bay fisherman swept off rocks rescued by NSRI
A 47 year-old fisherman in Mossel Bay was swept off the rocks by a wave at The Point and kept himself afloat by treading water.
The man was at risk of being harmed on the rocky shoreline if he had tried to swim to the shore and concerned family members were on the shore.
Kelly Fourie, NSRI Mossel Bay deputy station commander, said SRI Mossel Bay was alerted to reports from multiple eyewitnesses of a fisherman swept off rocks during the Spring tide while shoreline angling..
NSRI Mossel Bay rescue swimmers, NSRI Mossel Bay rescue vehicle, the SAPS, SAPS Water Policing and Diving Services, Mossel Bay Fire and Rescue Services, WC Government Health EMS rescue squad and ambulance, and Mossel Bay municipal lifeguards responded, plus the NSRI rescue craft JetRib Rescue 15 Bravo was launched.
A Police diver, using an NSRI pink rescue buoy, swam to the man and used the buoy to aid the man to stay afloat. The police diver swam the man further out to sea to beyond the breakers away from the rocks and danger – and his action led to the man’s life being saved.
The NSRI JetRib rescue craft arrived on the scene and the fisherman and police diver were taken onboard the NSRI rescue craft.
The casualty was brought to NSRI Mossel Bay rescue station where he was reunited with his family. After being medically checked by EMS paramedics it he was released requiring no further assistance.
NSRI commended the fisherman for staying calm until help arrived. The police were commended for their quick getting a pink rescue buoy and a police diver to the man as quickly as possible in the surf. Others who helped with the rescue were also thanked.
