55 year old man rescued after falling overboard a fishing ski-boat
Oscar
Thomas
25 April
2014
A 55-year-old man from Van Der Bijl
Park in Johannesburg
It is believed that the man had
fallen overboard a fishing ski-boat at Silver Beach
NSRI Spokesperson Craig Lambinon
said it appeared a boat had been side slanted by a wave.
Lambinon said the man fell overboard
two lifeguards from the ubuntu lifeguards went in and rescued the man. They
brought him to the beach where NSRI medics treated him for a fractured left
tibia.
“He was taken to the sea rescue
station and treated further before a Netcare 911 ambulance arrived and
transported him to hospital in a stable condition” Lambinon added.
In another incident NSRI Shelly
Beach volunteer sea rescue duty crew were activated following a ski-boat that
had mechanical failure. The boat had
five crew members on board.
NSRI Spokesperson Craig Lambinon
said the five crew members were taken off the boat and brought safely ashore by
NSRI Shelley beach.
Lambinon said the marine motor
mechanic brought the marine in safely under reduced power. The owner will
arrange to have his motor repaired.
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