WESTERN CAPE. – A man has died after being involved in a rescue attempt on Saturday in the sea at Leentjiesklip beach near Wilderness when two teenagers were swept away by strong currents.
The National Sea Rescue Institute (NSRI) was called out at approximately 17:30 after reports were received that people were drowning. Craig Lambinon, NSRI spokesperson, says according to Jonathan Britton, station commander of the NSRI in Wilderness, two fathers went into the water to help their sons. One of the teenagers, a 14-year-old German boy, was able to reach the beach himself.
Rescue teams rescued the other teenager, a local boy, and his German father from the water. The local father was found unconscious in the water and brought to the beach, where emergency workers began cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR). Despite extensive efforts, his life could not be saved.
The surviving father and the two teenagers were taken to hospital by ambulance and are recovering under medical care. Police have opened an inquest into the death.
This article is an automatic English translation of a Nuusflits article originally published in Afrikaans. Read the Afrikaans original.
