Hout Bay teenager missing after being swept away at Llandudno

A 17-year-old boy from Hout Bay, is missing after he was caught in rip currents on Wednesday afternoon, after being swept off rocks on the shoreline below the Llandudno, Sandy Bay parking area.

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The National Sea Rescue Institute's (NSRI) Craig Lambinon says search operations, for the boy who has been identified as Ryder Kossatz, will continue on Thursday.

"It appears he had been in shallow surf on rocks on the shoreline with friends when reportedly a wave may have swept him off his feet and we believe he had attempted to swim with sea currents to escape the rocky shoreline."

"Despite an extensive sea, air and shoreline search there remained no sign of the teenager. The Police Dive Unit was activated and accompanied by the EMS rescue squad drone unit, Hout Bay Police and NSRI, an extensive search using a rescue drone, with a FLIR (Thermal Imaging Camera Technology), and shoreline patrols was continued into the night but there remains no sign of the missing teenager. The Police Dive Unit, assisted by EMS rescue squad and emergency services, are continuing in an ongoing search operation," added Craig Lambinon, NSRI spokesperson.

 

Done By: Alungile Njemla