Man on holiday drowns at a beach in Mossel Bay

A man has drowned at a beach in Mossel Bay.

The NSRI’s Craig Lambinon says the 32-year-old was fishing with his friend at Dana Bay, on Friday afternoon, when the one man was swept away in rip currents. Lambinon says his friend had tried to save him but it also appeared that he got into difficulty before being able to get to shore where he was assisted.

‘’On arrival on the scene one adult male had been assisted from the water and he was not injured and one man was missing. Public members spotted the second man in the surf zone where an NSRI rescue swimmer and Fire and Rescue Services rescue swimmer recovered the man to the beach.’’

‘’CPR (Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation) efforts were commenced by paramedics and NSRI medics and assisted by a Hartenbos Lifesaving lifeguard. After extensive efforts to resuscitate the man were exhausted sadly he was declared deceased,’’ added Lambinon.

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The spokesperson said that it appears that the two men, both from the Strand, were on holiday in Mossel Bay with family.

‘’ [The two men] were fishing (shoreline angling) together reportedly from a shallow sand bank when the one man was swept away in rip currents. His friend had tried to save him but also it appears he got into difficulty before being able to get to shore where he was assisted,’’ said Craig Lambinon, NSRI spokesperson.

The body of the deceased man has been taken into the care of Government Health Forensic Pathology services. Police have opened an inquest docket.

 

Done By: Mitchum George