At on Sunday the 9th of August 2020 Wilderness Search And Rescue (WSAR) was activated after a caller reported that a party of 8 persons who were hiking in the Limietberg section of the Boland Mountains above Wellington could not return to their base camp on Bainskloof pass due to the swollen Witte river. The [...]
False Bay At 09h19 on Saturday the 30th of May 2020 Wilderness Search And Rescue (WSAR) was activated by Metro Rescue Control after they were contacted by the National Sea Rescue Institute (NSRI) for shoreline assistance. The WSAR Logistical Support crew responded to Sunrise Beach east of Muizenberg along the False Bay coast to scan [...]
Bluewaters Beach Strandfontein False Bay Alpha Surf Lifesaving Club was founded in 1961 by a few members who saw the need to establish a voluntary rescue and first aid post to serve the public who frequented the dangerous Bluewaters beach. This multi award winning club which is affiliated to Lifesaving South Africa, has over the years [...]
Kylemore Pniel near Stellenbosch On Sunday the 09th of December 2018 at 22h02 the Winelands Wilderness Search And Rescue (WSAR) was activated by the Western Cape Emergency Medical Services (EMS) after a call for assistance was received The caller explained that a group of adventure seekers who were abseiling down a known kloofing route in [...]
Riviersonderend kloof Elgin/Grabouw On Sunday the 18th of November 2018 at 14h12 the Winelands Wilderness Search And Rescue unit (WSAR) was activated by the Western Cape Provincial Emergency Medical Services (EMS) after a call for assistance was received. The location of the incident was deep in a gorge, where one of the many rivers [...]
