Two boys and a man drowned at Mossel Bay

By Khanyisa Tabata
21 February 2010

The National Sea Rescue Institute says two boys and a man drowned at Mossel Bay in the Southern Cape yesterday.

NSRI spokesperson Craig Lambinon says the Metro Ambulance and Rescue Services and the Metro Red Cross AMS helicopter were activated following reports of a group of children and an adult being swept out to sea.

“A group of surfers that had taken part in a “Waves Surf school” surfing competition had noticed 3 children and an adult being swept out to sea at Diaz Beach, moments after the surfing competition had ended.

“A surfer grabbed his surfboard and paddled out and managed to rescue the adult and one of the children. Both of these victims were treated by Metro paramedics for near drowning symptoms and they are both in stable but serious conditions after being transported to hospital by a Metro ambulance.

Lambinon added that the remaining two children were found floating face down in the water by surfers and these two surfers brought the two children ashore where Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation efforts were initiated on both children by Metro paramedics but after all efforts to resuscitate the children were exhausted on-scene they were both declared dead by Metro paramedics.