Newlands Forest Table Mountain
At 09h46 on Sunday the 3rd of November 2019 the Peninsula Wilderness Search And Rescue (WSAR) was activated after a caller reported that a hiker collapsed while walking on one of the routes in the Newlands Forest section of the Table Mountain National Park.
The Helicopter Emergency Medical Service (HEMS), Metro Medical Rescue Technicians and Rescue Mountaineers were dispatched to the Newlands Forest Station. Hikers in the area reported that the scene of the incident was beneath the forest canopy. The helicopter crew managed to located a clearing in the vegetation close to where the casualty was receiving attention from hikers on the scene. A Rescue Climber as well as an Advanced Life Support Medical Rescuer were hoisted out of the helicopter to the ground and on arrival, the emergency team proceeded to stabilise a middle aged local female hiker. She was then placed in a stretcher and winched into the helicopter which landed at an emergency Landing Zone (LZ) nearby.
At the LZ she received further assistance before being flown to a medical facility for emergency treatment.
We wish the lady a speedy recovery.
- The Air Mercy Service (AMS) is contracted to the Western Cape Department of Health to provide the Helicopter Emergency Medical Service (HEMS)
WSAR urges the public to please:-
- call the emergency number as soon as a member in your party requires medical attention
- carry a first aid kit in your backpack
- have a whistle that can be used to attract attention in the case of an emergency
- use a brightly coloured item of clothing or an old CD disk to make yourself and your party more visible to a helicopter crew
WSAR is a volunteer based organisation.
Call 021 937 0300 or 112 for any wilderness or mountain rescue response.
In association with the Western Cape Emergency Medical Services.
WSAR is a member of the International Commission of Alpine Rescue.
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