Keryn van der Walt, NSRI Port Alfred station commander, said; “At 01h25 on Saturday 10 September our NSRI Port Alfred volunteer duty crew were activated following reports of a car plunged into the Kowie River and persons suspected to be trapped in the vehicle.
“Our NSRI volunteer duty crew, Metro EMS, Fire and Rescue Services, Traffic Services, the SA Police Services and a Police Dive Unit responded.
“On arrival on-scene a search commenced along the river for persons suspected to be missing but the survivor, who raised the alarm, and who is believed to be the driver, appears to have given police various accounts of what happened and it became unclear, during the search, if there was any other person or persons in the vehicle with the man when it plunged into the river.
“A search has revealed no sign of any missing persons. The vehicle has been recovered and Police are investigating.”
