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Rescue efforts continue in hopes to find missing man caught in rip currents at Camps Bay

By Loushe Jordaan Gilbert A 21-year-old man remains missing at Camps Bay Beach. The missing male believed to have been caught in rip currents is said to be part of a church group from Mpumalanga who were visiting the beach during a weekend church event in Green Point. The National Sea Rescue Institute spokesperson Craig Lambinon said Cape Town Helicopters dispatched four helicopters, at various stages during Friday afternoon, during […]

today23 September 2023

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Free MyCiti Bus ride ends in tragedy as child goes missing

A family that made use of a free MyCiti Bus ride offer to the beach has lost a 10-year-old child who was caught in rip currents on Sunday. The family believed to be from Atlantis in Cape Town is being assisted by trauma counsellors, the National Sea Rescue Institue (NSRI) said in a statement. NSRI spokesperson Craig Lambinon said the NSRI Melkbosstrand duty crew were activated at 16:00 following reports […]

today30 October 2017

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Beware of new moon rip currents: NSRI

Bathers have been urged to be extra careful due to super-strong rip currents that come with the new moon on Thursday. Visitors to Cape Town beaches on Wednesday would have noticed that the high tides were higher than normal, and the low tides were lower than normal, with rip currents at their strongest intensity, National Sea Rescue Institute (NSRI) spokesperson Craig Lambinon said. Some beachgoers have already found out about […]

today29 December 2016

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NSRI warns of strong new moon spring tide ahead of New Year

Bathers, paddlers and anglers are being warned to be cautious as we head into the new year with a strong new moon spring tide forecast. The National Sea Rescue Institute (NSRI) issued the warning on Monday 26 January for Thursday the 29th of December the monthly New Moon occurs. "This means that the twice monthly Spring Tide (which occurs at Full Moon and at New Moon) peaks on Thursday 29th […]

today26 December 2016

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