Search continues for missing man on Camps Bay

Oscar Thomas
08 March 2015

Police Dive Unit, local Police and Law Enforcement are continuing a search at Camps Bay Beach where an unidentified man remains missing in the sea despite an extensive air, sea and shore search that has yielded no result on Saturday.

NSRI Spokesperson Craig Lambinon said NSRI Bakoven were activated following reports from Camps Bay lifeguards of a drowning in progress at Camps Bay Beach off-shore of the pump station in Camps bay.

Lambinon said lifeguards reported that the man, dressed in dark jeans, had run into the sea for unknown reasons and lifeguards suspecting the man to be caught by strong rip-currents had swum after him but he had disappeared under water before they could reach him.

Lambinon said an extensive search in rough seas with a 2 meter breaking surf revealed no sign of the missing man and the Police Dive Unit will continue an ongoing search operation.

"Police are currently investigating” Lambinon added.