A blind husky dog perilously perched on a cliff ledge was rescued by a Simonstown NSRI volunteer team yesterday. The dog, Maddox, was found 30 meters up a mountain. It had apparently negotiated the mountainside until it could proceed no further. It was unable to see its way out of its predicament and had to…
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Good Samaritans rescue shark victim and seal keeps shark at bay
Two brave Fish Hoek residents with no hesitation for their own safety kicked off their shoes, ran into the sea, then waded through the surf to reach the great white shark victim yesterday and then hauled him to the safety of Clovelly Corner beach, it emerged late yesterday. And while bystanders screamed, the shark headed…
Clovelly shark attack: man’s leg bitten off by great white
Photos added… (Update 29/9/11) A 42 year-old swimmer had his right leg bitten off and his left foot badly damaged in a white shark attack at Clovelly Corner today. The man is in a stable condition in hospital. He was rescued from the water by a two volunteer counsellors. See rescuers (good Samaritans) account of what happened:…