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Many beaches in the George area of ​​the Western Cape were temporarily closed due to the strong waves, that washed away cars.

A kite-boarder was rescued at Strand Beach after he was spotted getting into difficulties on camera on Saturday afternoon (19 August).

Gordons Bay volunteer duty successfully rescued a kite boarder in difficulty at Strand on Saturday this past weekend and NSRI Strandfontein rescued a surf-skier, found by chance on Sunday, offshore of False Bay and the Strand, struggling in strong winds.

The search for two fishermen who went missing at sea after launching their boat in local waters just over a week ago came to an end after two bodies washed ashore within days of each other ­last week.

A body, believed to be that of a fisherman who went missing last week, has been found in the vicinity of Roman Rock Lighthouse.

A body believed to be that of a fisherman who went missing earlier in the week has been found in the vicinity of Romans Rock Lighthouse off-shore of Simon's Town Harbour.

A body believed to be that of a fisherman who went missing earlier in the week has been found in the vicinity of Romans Rock Lighthouse off-shore of Simon's Town Harbour.

An extensive search for two local fishermen who are apparently missing at sea was launched yesterday (Monday 20 February).

The body of a man believed to be that of one of two local fishermen who went missing at sea three days ago washed ashore yesterday afternoon (Tuesday 21 February).

During the search for the missing men, their broken-up boat was found in a crevice along the shoreline, but there is no sign of them.