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Jan Oosthuizen is lucky and thankful to be alive. Photo: Supplied GEORGE NEWS - Plastic cooldrink bottles, quick-thinking fellow fishermen and the speedy action of the local NSRI all contributed to saving the life of local fisherman Jan Oosthuizen (59) on Tuesday evening, 9 March. “It felt like I was in a washing machine and when I woke up this morning it felt as if I had run a marathon,” he said the day after the incident. Oosthuizen went fishing near the Gwaiing River mouth when a wave washed him off the rocks. “The force of the wave pushed me so far down that ...

Lifeguards will soon be stationed at beaches in the Wilderness area. Photo: NSRI GEORGE NEWS - For at least the next 10 weeks readers can look forward to seeing lifeguards on the beaches in Wilderness. The National Sea Rescue Institute (NSRI) has launched a life-saving initiative that will see lifeguards stationed on beaches in the Wilderness area over weekends and public holidays from 10:00 to 18:00 from 27 February to 2 May. According to NSRI duty spokesperson, Jessica Shelver, the focus will be prevention, anticipating dangers and educating visitors to the dangers t...

City of Cape Town One man drowned after jumping into the sea in Hermanus. A second man went missing after getting into difficulty near the Kaaimans River mouth.  One man died and another is missing following two drowning incidents in the Western Cape. On Saturday, National Sea Rescue Institute (NSRI) crews responded to two drowning incidents in Hermanus and the Wilderness. In Hermanus, the NSRI crew received a report of a drowning in progress near Ficks Pool at around 16:30. NSRI Hermanus station commander Andre Barnard said witnesses saw a man getting into difficulty after jumping into the ...