A local female, aged in her early 20’s, from Port St Johns, remains missing after she and a friend, 24 year old Abby Sullee, from the State of Kansas, USA, were washed off rocks by a wave at the Gap, near Second Beach, Port St Johns.
NSRI Port St Johns volunteer sea rescue duty crew were activated just before 09h00 on Thursday 22 March, following a request for assistance from local shark diving charter skipper Rob Nettleton, reporting that he had picked up Abby Sullee from the water and was bringing her ashore on his dive charter boat.
Rob told NSRI he had been returning from taking a charter of passengers to sea when he happened to come across a commotion in the water at the gap where he then found Abby in difficulty in the water and he rescued her and brought her safely ashore.
“A second female, a local from Port St Johns had also been swept off the rocks at the same time and she remains missing, said John Costello, NSRI Port St Johns station commander, adding that a search has revealed no sign of the missing female and Police have been activated to continue a search.”
Abby and her husband Adam are staying with the family of the missing female while in Port St Johns.
“Abby was reunited with her husband once safely ashore. We believe they are Evangelists from America and have recently opened a church or a mission in Alexandria, Johannesburg”, said John.
Abby was treated for shock but is otherwise not injured.
It is believed that the two were sitting on rocks close to the sea when a wave swept them off the rocks and into the sea.
