Betty's Bay outside Cape Town On Sunday the 23rd of December 2018 just after 18h00 the Overberg Wilderness Search And Rescue (WSAR) was activated by the Western Cape Emergency Medical Services (EMS) after a call for assistance was received. It was learnt that two young men in their late teens had managed to find themselves [...]
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 [...]
Cederberg Mountains section east of Citrusdal On the 26th of November 2018 at 21h09 the Cederberg Wilderness Search And Rescue (WSAR) unit was activated by the Western Cape Emergency Medical Services (EMS) after a call for assistance was received. The caller confirmed that a teenager who was a member of a hiking party was suffering [...]
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 [...]
Lion's Head Cape Town On Saturday the 10th of November 2018 at 06h57 the Wilderness Search And Rescue (WSAR) Peninsula unit was activated by the Western Cape Emergency Medical Services (EMS) after a call for assistance was received. A person had sustained injuries after taking a fall very close to the summit of Lion's Head. [...]
Safety Alert. Working On Fire (WOF) and other agencies are currently engaged in the containment of the raging wildfire in the mountains between George and Wilderness. The area has been closed off for a number of reasons:- It is very unsafe for members of the public to be in the area. The obvious fire and [...]
Overberg On Tuesday the 23rd of October 2018 the Western Cape Emergency Medical Services received a call regarding hikers in distress. The position given was in a remote location along the multi day Whale Trail in the De Hoop Nature Reserve Overberg along the coastline to the east of Bredarsdorp. This reserve is managed by [...]
WSAR Safety Alert Summertime is wildfire season in the Western Cape, and with wildfires comes all sorts of hazards, safety risks and danger to the wilderness, property, human as well as wild and domestic animal life. We urge the public to call the relevant authorities as soon as you learn of, or have any information [...]
