07 January 2015
The National
Sea Rescue Insitute on Tuesday evening attended to an incident whereby a kite
surfer was experiencing difficulty at the Langebaan Lagoon Mouth.
The 39-year-old
Dutch male tragically died after he was found not breathing and without a
pulse.
NSRI
Spokesperson Craig Lambinon said on arrival on scene we found the Dutch kite
boarder lying face down in the water. He was then rescued from the water and
bought to shore whereby Cardio Pulmonary Resucitation efforts commenced.
Lambinon said
sadly after all efforts to try and resuscitate the man he was declared deceased
by paramedics.
“The body of
the man was handed into the care of the Foresnsic Pathology Services and police
have opened an inquest docket. The cause of the death at this stage is unknown”
Lambinon added.
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