Tuesday, January 29, 2013

NSRI searches for a man believed to be drowned off Gordon’s Bay

Athenkosi Mvane
29 January 2013

The National Sea Rescue Institute is still searching for the body of a 30 year-old man who is believed to have drowned in Gordons Bay.

The man, who is believed to be a construction worker, was with his colleagues on the sea front rocks when a massive wave swept the man off the rock.

Efforts by the man’s colleagues to rescue the man, throwing a rope towards the direction he entered the water were unsuccessful.

NSRI spokesperson Craig Lambinon said the Cape Town Traffic Services, security guards; Emergency Medical Services had assisted in the search for the missing man.

“No sign of the man was found, and the search continues” Lambinon said.

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