NSRI NEWS: DOUBLE SURF-SKI WAS FOUND BY SANPARK RANGERS WASHED-UP NEAR WILDERNESS

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NSRI NEWS: DOUBLE SURF-SKI WAS FOUND BY SANPARK RANGERS WASHED-UP NEAR WILDERNESS
NSRI | Western Cape | NARI

31 Dec 2017, Wilderness: NSRI continue to appeal to paddlers and sail boarders to stencil their name, contact number and the name and contact number of a responsible family member or friend on their craft. If you abandon your craft at sea or if your craft goes missing off the shoreline please alert the NSRI.

This appeal comes in the wake of a double surf-ski that was found by SANPark rangers washed up 2 km East of Kleinkrantz near Wilderness. NSRI Wilderness were alerted at 07h30 on Saturday, 30th December.

Fearing paddlers missing at sea, NSRI Wilderness prepped sea rescue craft to be launched and the NSRI ASR (Airborne Sea Rescue) were placed on alert while NSRI investigated paddling groups and paddling clubs to see if anyone could identify the surf-ski.

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All we had to go on was a description of the surf-ski and a race number from a recent Cape Point Surf-Ski Challenge said Mike Vonk, NSRI Wilderness duty controller. There were no contact numbers or names on the surf-ski.

Thanks to the quick actions of surf-ski club members around the Western Cape we quickly found out the owners name and a contact number (using the race number on the surf-ski).

There was no answer from the cellphone of the owner and it was confirmed that he and friends were in the Southern Cape on vacation but this only increased fears that the paddlers were in trouble at sea. A full-scale Search and Rescue operation was initiated.

Fortunately, thanks to surf-ski members who know the paddler and his friends, it was then learned that the 2 paddlers were safe ashore. They had lost the surf-ski the day before and they had swum a kilometer to reach the shoreline after abandoning their craft. They had alerted beach lifeguards to keep a look out for their craft but the information had not reached NSRI.

We cannot stress enough how important it is to stencil your name and contact number on your craft. If you abandon your craft at sea or if your craft goes missing we appeal to the public to alert the NSRI.





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