A last swim in the ocean before flying back home has led to the disappearance of a Limpopo University student.
eThekwini Municipal uMhlanga Surf lifeguards, National Sea Rescue Institute uMhlanga rescue swimmers, Netcare 911 ambulance services, Marshall Security, SA Police Service, Metro Police Search and Rescue, and Police Search and Rescue all responded.
“On arrival on the scene, NSRI rescue swimmers and eThekwini uMhlanga lifeguards launched into the surf using a Malibu rescue board and rescue torpedo buoys and free dive searched for the 23-year-old male,” said the NSRI.The NSRI said that it appears that two brothers from Limpopo, who now live in Johannesburg, were on holiday in the Drakensberg and were returning to Johannesburg.
However, they opted to go swim at the beach before their flight home. One brother, who is a Limpopo University student, had gone into the sea to swim. He then seemingly got“A local bystander Good Samaritan man had entered the water to try to help. He retreated when lifeguards and NSRI rescue swimmers joined the search. During the night, family of the missing man arrived in uMhlanga from Johannesburg.
The search is ongoing, with eThekwini uMhlanga Surf Lifesaving, Police Search and Rescue, and Metro Police Search and Rescue all participating.
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