WESTERN CAPE. – Nathan (14), a junior lifesaver from the Milnerton Surf Lifesaving Club, helped rescue a young woman from drowning on Sunday, 4 October, after spotting her in trouble in the surf at Milnerton beach.
The woman was approximately 75 m from the shore in heavy surf when Nathan, himself on a surfboard, rowed towards her without hesitation. The Milnerton Surf Lifesaving Club said Nathan qualified as a junior lifesaver in June this year and was still to complete his first voluntary shift. He helped the woman onto his surfboard to keep her head above water and reassured her that a lifesaver would soon be with them. A professional lifesaver on duty, who also saw the woman drifting further out to sea, rowed to them, took her over and brought her safely to shore.
The club praised Nathan's swift action and said his response may have prevented the day from ending fatally.
This article is an automatic English translation of a Nuusflits article originally published in Afrikaans. Read the Afrikaans original.
