Hennie Niehaus, NSRI Wilderness station commander, said; “At 11h20 on Sunday 1 January 2012, NSRI Wilderness volunteer sea rescue duty crew were activated following reports of one or two people (anglers) swept off rocks at Voelklip, 3 kilometers from Herolds Bay, near to George.<\/p>\n
“Our NSRI Wilderness volunteer sea rescue duty crew launched our sea rescue craft SERENDIPITY and duty lifeguards at Herolds Bay Beach also responded.
\n“Metro EMS, the Metro EMS Skymed helicopter, George Fire and Rescue Services and ER24 ambulance services responded.<\/p>\n
“While it was initially suspected that perhaps two people had been swept into the water on arriving on-scene it was confirmed that it was one adult male, from Johannesburg, that had been swept off rocks by a wave while angling.<\/p>\n
“On arrival on-scene lifeguards swam out to the man who was found lifeless in the water and the lifeguards held onto the man behind the breaker line until the Metro EMS Skymed helicopter arrived on-scene and a rescue swimmer was deployed into the water from the Skymed helicopter to assist the lifeguards.<\/p>\n
“Together the three rescuers commenced artificial breathing resuscitation efforts on the man (still in the water and behind the breaker line) until the NSRI sea rescue craft arrived on-scene and the man was loaded onto the sea rescue craft where full Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) efforts commenced and the man was brought to the beach where paramedics continued with CPR and the man was transported to hospital by Mertro EMS ambulance while CPR continued in the ambulance.<\/p>\n
“At hospital doctors continued with CPR but after all extensive efforts to resuscitate the man were exhausted he has been declared dead by doctors.<\/p>\n
“Police have opened an inquest docket and the man details, including his age, are being gathered by Police.<\/p>\n
“During the rescue operation the mans sister arrived on-scene and Police trauma counsellors are assisting the family member.”<\/p>\n
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