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A 43-year-old man was rescued after going missing while windsurfing in Bloubergstrand, following a coordinated effort by multiple emergency services:
A 43-year-old man from Limpopo, currently residing near Bloubergstrand, was located and brought to safety after he went missing while paddling on a windsurfing board on Tuesday afternoon, The distress call was made at approximately 3:13pm when multiple eyewitnesses reported seeing a man in trouble offshore near the ‘NSRI rescue swimmers responded directly to the scene while our NSRI Melkbosstrand crew launched the NSRI rescue craft West Coast Relief,’Accompanied by the Big Bay Surf Lifesaving crew, who deployed their lifeguard rescue craft, the emergency response operations mobilised swiftly.
Several local agencies, including the City of Cape Town’s water rescue network, Cape Town Fire and Rescue Services, Community Medics, and even the South African Police Services , were activated as part of the coordinated effort. Marais also noted that the West Coast coastwatchers network was alerted to monitor the situation closely. As rescue teams arrived on the scene, the urgency intensified. Eyewitnesses indicated that the paddler had vanished from sight, amplifying the urgency of the search.
EMS Metro Control put the EMS/AMS Skymed rescue helicopter on standby and dispatched a drone unit to assist in locating the missing man. The police’s Water Policing and Diving Services were also alerted to aid in the search. The extensive sea and shoreline search bore fruit when rescuers located the man trapped between the rocks at Kids Rock. An NSRI rescue swimmer successfully reached him, securing him for transport back to the rescue craft.
However, upon his rescue, it was clear that the man was in serious condition, suffering from hypothermia.
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