Four teenagers were hailed as heroes after they saved an 11-year old boy from drowning in Port Alfred at the weekend
Kendra Shuman, 14, Jessica Harty and Jadelyn Shuman, both 15, and Jack Botha, 16, rescued the boy and brought him to safety after he was swept out to sea in rip currents at Kelly’s Beach on Saturday afternoon.
On arrival at the scene it was found that a child had been swept out to sea. Four local teenagers who were on the beach at the time noticed this and went to the child’s assistance He said the boy was treated on the scene by NSRI medics for non-fatal drowning symptoms and he was handed into the care of paramedics and transported to hospital in a stable condition.In a separate incident, Lambinon said four crew members managed to swim back to safety after their 5m skiboat capsized at Kowie River mouth in Port Alfred on Saturday morning.
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