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NSRI rescue team.
The National Sea Rescue Institute (NSRI) says recovery efforts for a 23-year-old man who drowned in the surf zone at Eastmore Crescent in Umhlanga in Durban are continuing.
It is believed that the man went missing in the surf after being caught in rip currents while swimming yesterday.
NSRI Spokesperson Craig Lambinon says despite an extensive sea and shoreline search there remains no signs of the missing man.
Lambinon says, “Upon arrival on the scene, the NSRI rescue swimmers launched into the surf using a balance rescue board and dive search for a 23-year-old man from Limpopo who went missing after being caught in a rip current swimming. The two brothers from Limpopo, who are living in Johannesburg, were visiting the Drakensberg on a holiday and were returning to Johannesburg.”
He adds: “They had decided to go to the beach for a swim before their flight. One brother aged 23, who is studying at Limpopo University had entered the water to swim, he appeared to be caught in rip currents. The eThekwini Umhlanga Surf Lifesaving Search and Rescue are continuing the search.”
At 15h42, Sunday, 24 November, NSRI Richards Bay duty crew were activated following reports from the Beach Office of Umhlatuze lifeguards engaged in a search operation for a local male teenager who had gone missing in the water while swimming at Bay Hall.
— National Sea Rescue Institute (@NSRI) November 25, 2024
