At 16h15 on Sunday 1 April, NSRI Wilderness volunteer sea rescue duty crew were activated following reports of a drowning in progress, where 2 South Korean male citizens were swept out to sea, at Sedgefields Myoli Beach.<\/p>\n
NSRI sea rescue craft, NSRI crew in rescue vehicles, ER-24 Ambulance Services, WC Government Health: EMS, Skymed (WC Government Health: EMS rescue helicopter) and the SA Police Force responded to the scene.<\/p>\n
On arrival on-scene 1 of the casualties, a 30 year old male, who had been rescued from the surf by a local man, Michael Watson, was treated for near drowning symptoms and transported to hospital by ambulance in a serious but stable condition and 1 of the casualties, a 22 year old male, remains missing and he is feared to have drowned.<\/p>\n
By last light an extensive air, sea and shore search had revealed no sign of the missing man and a Police Dive unit has been activated to continue a search from first light.<\/p>\n
“It appears that both men were swimming in very calm sea conditions when they were both swept out to sea by a rip-current”, said Garth Dominy, NSRI Wilderness duty coxswain.<\/p>\n
Both men are reportedly in South Africa on a training course, for the past three months, and were holidaying with their wife (of the 30 year old hospitalized) and girlfriend (of the 22 year old missing man) at a local back-packers lodge.<\/p>\n
The South Korean Consulate assisted NSRI with language interpretation.<\/p>\n
Police have opened an inquest docket.<\/p>\n
The Department of Economic Development and Tourism and the Department of International Relations and Cooperation have been informed.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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