At 18h00 on Friday 14 October, the NSRI Knysna volunteer duty crew were activated following reports of a dinghy capsized near Salt River, Belvedere, on Knysna Lagoon with two youngsters sitting on the upturned hull of the boat.
NSRI Knysna launched the rescue craft JAYTEE III.
Graeme Harding, NSRI Knysna station commander, said that NSRI Knysna volunteers responded by road in our sea rescue vehicle and our sea rescue craft responded and the Metro EMS ambulance service was activated. On arrival on-scene an 11 year old male and a 17 year old male were rescued from the upturned hull of their TIGER III Dinghy which had capsized while they were sailing on the lagoon.
They were brought ashore and treated by our NSRI Knysna medics and by Metro EMS paramedics for mild hypothermia but they were otherwise not hurt and they went home with their parents.
Their dinghy was recovered by the NSRI crew.
