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TimesLIVE
20-05-2025
- TimesLIVE
Divers recover body of 22-year-old man off KZN south coast
A body believed to be that of a 22-year-old man who went missing in the surf at Southbroom on the KwaZulu-Natal south coast was recovered by police divers on Monday. The National Sea Rescue Institute (NSRI) on Tuesday said its Shelly Beach crew was activated at around 1.30pm on Monday after eyewitness reports of a body floating in the surf zone offshore at Southbroom's Main Beach. 'A search by police divers for the missing Durban man, assisted by police K9 search and rescue, NSRI Shelly Beach and NSRI Port Edward was ongoing since Thursday last week,' it said. NSRI spokesperson Craig Lambinon said the Shelly Beach rescue craft Spirit of Dawn, accompanied by police divers, was launched. 'On arrival at the scene, the body of an adult man was located and recovered from the water by police divers and brought onboard the NSRI rescue craft,' he said. The body was taken into the care of forensic pathology and police, said Lambinon. 'The family of the 22-year-old man were attended to at the NSRI rescue base by police and forensics authorities. Formal identification of the man is being arranged with the family, in accordance with formal protocols. 'An inquest docket has been opened by police.'
IOL News
29-04-2025
- IOL News
Good Samaritan dies while helping to save paddler at Kalk Bay Harbour
NSRI spokesperson Craig Lambinon said NSRI Strandfontein, Cape Medical Response, the SA Police Services, WC Government Health EMS and Law Enforcement were all activated following eyewitnesses reporting the paddler to have capsized about 150 meters offshore of the Kalk Bay Harbour wall. Image: FILE A DRAMATIC rescue of a paddler on a surf-ski offshore of Kalk Bay Harbour ended in tragedy when a Good Samaritan who attempted to save his life died on Monday. The local man, aged 35, had, on seeing the 57-year-old paddler appearing to be in difficulty on his surf-ski, jumped off the Kalk Bay Harbour wall and swam to him in efforts to assist. NSRI spokesperson Craig Lambinon said NSRI Strandfontein, Cape Medical Response, the SA Police Services, WC Government Health EMS and Law Enforcement were all activated following eyewitnesses reporting the paddler to have capsized about 150 meters offshore of the Kalk Bay Harbour wall. He said their NSRI Simons Town crew had been at their base at the time, conducting routine training when they were called to respond. 'A local fishing vessel, the Emily Marie, hearing bystanders calling out for help, had seen the paddler in the water and the skipper and crew of the Emily Marie launched their fishing vessel to assist. The paddler, although in the water, was gradually swimming back towards the Kalk Bay Harbour mouth using his surf-ski to aid in his floatation. The Good Samaritan had reached the paddler but appeared then to be in difficulties himself,' he said. At this stage the fishing vessel Emily Marie had reached the two men, rescuing both onto their fishing vessel.
