Family of six caught in rip-current: metro police officer dies while trying to save nephew
Asif Khan and his nephew, Armaan Khan.THE father of Shallcross teenager, Armaan Khan, who is believed to have drowned when a rip current swept him out to sea, at Umzumbe Beach, in Hibberdene, on Saturday, is calling for volunteers with boats to help find his son.
“Ten of our family members went to the beach on Saturday. At about 12.20pm, seven of us were in the water when Armaan was caught in the current and pulled out to sea. “He has older twin sisters and a big brother. They too are traumatised and struggling to cope with this tragedy. There searches continued through the weekend, to no avail. The police and the NSRI searched by boat and using drones. Yesterday, a team of about 40 of us searched for over 37 hours, but we still could not find my son.
Craig Lambinon, the spokesperson for the National Sea Rescue Institute , said all of them were caught in rip current.
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