There will be zero tolerance to drunken driving this season. Drunken drivers will be locked up “We have adopted a zero tolerance attitude to over indulgence and abuse of alcohol. Think twice before having that ‘one last drink’ before driving!” This is part of a stern warning issued to motorists and would be criminals this…
Month: December 2012
NSRI St Francis assists with boating accident, missing man in JBay
Yesterday (29 December 2012) NSRI St Francis Bay Station 21 volunteers were called out for a 30 year-old visitor to St Francis, who apparently had dived off a boat into a sandbank. Station 21 rescue craft, Spirit of St Francis II NSRI volunteers from Station 21 responded to the Kromme River bridge and were told…
Surfer breaks his neck at Seal Point
A 42 year-old surfer from Johannesburg was dumped by a huge wave at Seal Point two days ago and broke his neck. The injured man, who was on holiday with his family in St Francis, was helped out of the water by family members. Fortunately a passing medical doctor walking on the beach realised what had happened so…
News Flash!! News Flash!! Man dies on boat on Kromme River
A white man in his 30s died on a boat near the Kromme Bridge at about 8.40 pm last night, 29 December 2012 Earlier reports to the police by bystanders that the man had jumped or dived off the bridge are incorrect. Police have established that the man was on a boat which hit a…
Body found at Mykonos, surfers save men in current
NSRI responded to calls from Mykonos and Lamberts Bay today following a report of a body found at Mykonos and two men caught in a rip current at Lamberts Bay. STATION 04, Mykonos At 10.30 am NSRI Mykonos was called out for a drowning at Trekoskraal, south of Tietiesbaai, near Paternoster on the west coast. A member…
NSRI Knysna, Plett and Shelley Beach call-outs today
STATION 12 KNYSNA: At 2.20 pm Bay View Ambulance service alerted NSRI Knysna station commander Graeme Harding to a 26 year old man from Midrand Gauteng who had dislocated his left knee at Die Blokke, Brenton-on-Sea. The Knysna NSRI volunteers were called out but due to adverse sea conditions they were unable to get a…
NSRI to the rescue of people in rip currents or washed off rocks
NSRI volunteer duty crew were hard at work today responding to call-outs from members of the public, local residents and visitors. STATION 23, Wilderness At 9 am NSRI Wilderness volunteers were called out for two teenagers who were caught in a rip current at the Kaaimans river mouth. According to Wilderness duty coxswain, Garth Dominy,…
South African fish stocks on the decline
South African stocks of wild fish are on the decline. According to a recent United Nations report, more than two-thirds of the world’s fisheries have been over-fished or are fully harvested. Also more than one-third are in a state of decline due to the loss of fish habitats, soaring pollution levels in oceans and…
Man disappears in the Port Alfred surf
A 22 year-old Amanzimtoti man who was caught in a rip current disappeared in the surf off Port Alfred yesterday. A security official who was first on the scene could see the man but lost sight of him before NSRI volunteers arrived. The incident happened at 7 pm last night, 27 December 2012. NSRI volunteers from Port Alfred…
Two Woodridge pupils from St Francis get top distinctions
Two St Francis Bay pupils, Laura Ritchie and Joshua Nicholson, got seven and six distinctions respectively in the IEB Matric exams this year. Both pupils are from Woodridge College that achieved top IEB Matric results. The school is delighted with its Matric results again this year. The pair were jumping up and down with joy after St Francis…
Mandela recuperates with top care at his Houghton home
Former President Nelson Mandela is currently undergoing home-based high care at his Houghton home until he recovers fully. This was announced by the Presidency in Pretoria today.. Mandela, 94, was discharged from a Pretoria hospital yesterday evening (26 December 2012) after receiving treatment for a recurring lung infection and having gallstones removed. He was admitted to hospital…
Russian man and son saved from drowning by NSRI
A father and son from St Petersburg, Russia, who are on holiday in the Garden Route, got into difficulties in a rip current off Lookout beach. They were sved by NSRRI who were called out for a drowning in progress between the river mouths at Plettenberg Bay. The NSRI launched the rescue boats Airlink Rescuer and Sally Joan at 8.15 am…
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