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"A remarkable effort" is how the National Sea Rescue Institute’s Craig Lambinon described the efforts of three rescue swimmers and at least 50 beachgoers who saved a man caught in strong ocean currents last week. The young man almost drowned when he was caught in a strong rip current around 3PM on Thursday, 30 November, at Glenmore Beach, Port Edward, KwaZulu-Natal.

The secretary of the Umtamvuna Surf Lifesaving Club, Terri Burger, said Glenmore Beach was a good swimming beach but did at times have a strong rip current that could be dangerous if you were not a strong swimmer. “What happened here was phenomenal,” she said, with Lambinon adding that "Bystanders have gone beyond the extra mile".

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