Geoff McGregor, NSRI East London station commander, said; “At 09h30 on Sunday 25 March, the NSRI East London volunteer sea rescue duty crew were activated following reports of a drowning in progress at Eastern Beach, East London.<\/p>\n
“Our NSRI East London volunteer sea rescue duty crew, Fire and Rescue Services, lifeguards and the SA Police Force responded.<\/p>\n
“Our NSRI East London volunteer sea rescue duty crew launched our sea rescue craft Discovery Rescue Runner and the Fire and Rescue Services launched a rescue rubber-duck to search for a man who had gone missing in the surf.<\/p>\n
“On arrival on-scene a search commenced for a 22 year old Johannesburg man who had been swept out to sea and disappeared beneath the water while swimming with colleagues.<\/p>\n
“We believe that the missing man was working in East London and he and a group of his colleagues had gone to swim together (perhaps on their day off?).<\/p>\n
“An extensive search has revealed no sign of the man who is missing and presumed to have drowned.<\/p>\n
“Police have opened an inquest docket and Police will continue an ongoing search.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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