Foreign exchange students in midnight mountain rescue near Stellenbosch: Three foreign exchange students were rescued after finding themselves trapped at night on a mountain peak in the Jonkershoek Nature Reserve near Stellenbosch.
The students, in their 20s, started a hike in the reserve early on Tuesday. After reaching the summit they “battled to find their intended descent path”, said Wilderness Search and Rescue .“After two failed attempts to descend down Venster Kloof and Nerina Kloof, they realised they were not going to be able to get down before dark and decided to call for help ...“The lost hikers were able to describe their position to the approaching rescue teams, helping to narrow the search area.
A spokesperson for WSAR, David Nel, said on Thursday: “Our teams have already responded to five incidents this week.”On Tuesday afternoon rescuers assisted a 72-year-old hiker struggling with cramps in Platteklip Gorge. After being attended to by a paramedic, he was helped up to theWhile teams were assisting that hiker, a second call for help was received from a 41-year-old hiker on the India Venster hiking trail who was suffering from severe cramps and was unable to continue.
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