Hiking

Critically injured hiker airlifted off Lions Head.

2026-05-26T09:45:58+02:00March 20th, 2019|Hiking, Lion's Head, Metro Rescue, Rescues, SANParks, Table Mountain National Park|

Lion's Head Table Mountain On Tuesday the 20th of March 2019 at 07h35 the Peninsula Wilderness Search And Rescue (WSAR) was activated after a caller reported that a person in their party had taken a bad fall just below the summit of Lion's Head in the Table Mountain National Park. The Metro Rescue Mobile Incident [...]

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Lost hikers guided to safety.

2019-03-19T08:59:55+02:00March 19th, 2019|Devil's Peak, Hiking, Table Mountain National Park|

Devil's Peak Table Mountain On Sunday the 17th of March 2019 at 18h51 the Peninsula Wilderness Search and Rescue (WSAR) was asked to assist when a caller requested help after he and his wife became disorientated while hiking along one of the routes on Devil's Peak in the Table Mountain National Park. The visitors from [...]

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Multiple callouts keep rescuers busy.

2019-03-15T13:13:56+02:00March 15th, 2019|Hiking, Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens, Metro Rescue, Rescues, SANParks, Table Mountain National Park|

Kasteelspoort Table Mountain On Wednesday the 13th of March 2019 the Peninsula Wilderness Search And Rescue (WSAR) was activated thrice by the Western Cape Emergency Medical Services (EMS) to respond to separate incidents in the Table Mountain National Park (TMNP). At 17h12 the Peninsula WSAR was asked to deploy to an access point on the [...]

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Hikers helivaced from a trail in the Cederberg Mountains.

2026-05-26T09:45:59+02:00February 26th, 2019|Cape Nature, Cederberg Mountains, Hiking, Metro Rescue, Rescues|

Cederberg Mountains outside Citrusdal On Monday the 25th of February 2019 at 10h42 the West Coast Wilderness Search And Rescue (WSAR) was activated to respond to the Cederberg Wilderness area after a call for assistance was received. A 17 year old female from Kuwait had injured her knee while on a multi-day hike in the [...]

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Peninsula rescuers have had a busy weekend

2019-02-19T11:03:35+02:00February 18th, 2019|Devil's Peak, Hiking, Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens, Metro Rescue, Rescues, SANParks, Table Mountain National Park|

Table Mountain National Park On Friday the 16th of February 2019 at 14h21, the Peninsula Wilderness Search And Rescue (WSAR) was activated by the Western Cape Emergency Medical Services (EMS) after a call for assistance was received. The caller had reported that a 25 year old male hiker had injured his ankle while out hiking [...]

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Winelands rescuers responded to incidents this weekend.

2026-05-26T09:45:59+02:00February 18th, 2019|Boland Mountains, Cape Nature, Helderberg Nature Reserve, Hiking, Metro Rescue, Rescues, Winelands|

Helderberg Nature Reserve Somerset West On Friday the 16th of February 2019 at 08h46 the Winelands Wilderness Search And Rescue (WSAR) was activated by the Western Cape Emergency Medical Services (EMS) after a call for assistance was received. It was reported that a 38 year old male hiker from the Strand was complaining of chest [...]

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Hiker rescued at Helderberg Nature Reserve

2019-02-15T13:28:37+02:00February 15th, 2019|Helderberg Nature Reserve, Hiking, Metro Rescue, Rescues, Search, Winelands|

Helderberg Nature Reserve Somerset West On Thursday the 14th of February 2019 at 15h04 the Winelands Wilderness Search And Rescue (WSAR) was activated by the Western Cape Emergency Medical Services (EMS) after a call for assistance was received. It was reported that a 60 year old female was unresponsive after she had collapsed while hiking [...]

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Hiker helivaced off Devil’s Peak and Krom Rivier alert

2026-05-26T09:45:59+02:00January 21st, 2019|Boland Mountains, Cape Nature, Hiking, Metro Rescue, SANParks|

Devil's Peak Cape Town On Sunday the 20th of January 2019 at 15h58 the Peninsula Wilderness Search And Rescue unit was activated by the Western Cape Emergency Medical Services (EMS) after a call for assistance was received. It was reported that a 61 year old male from Cape Town had inured his leg while he [...]

Hiker airlifted after injuring his leg.

2026-05-26T09:45:59+02:00January 7th, 2019|Hiking, Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens, Metro Rescue, Rescues, SANParks, Table Mountain National Park|

Skeleton Gorge Cape Town On Sunday the 06th of January 2019 at 16h58 the Peninsula Wilderness Search And Rescue (WSAR) was activated by the Western Cape Emergency Medical Services (EMS) after a call for assistance was received. A hiking party was moving down Skeleton Gorge when one of it's members, a 35 year old male [...]

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Concern for an overdue hiker.

2019-01-07T09:42:07+02:00January 7th, 2019|Hiking, SANParks, Search, Table Mountain|

Table Mountain Cape Town On Saturday the 05th of January 2019 at 17h46 the Peninsula Wilderness Search And Rescue (WSAR) was activated by the Western Cape Emergency Medical Services (EMS) after a call for assistance was received. It was reported that a 30 year old male from Cape Town who is a known diabetic was [...]

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