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 [...]
Groot Winterhoek near Porterville On Tuesday the 26th of February 2019 Wilderness Search And Rescue (WSAR) was requested to assist with the recovery of the body of a German paraglider who had met with an accident in the Groot Winterhoek Mountains outside Porterville. The Helicopter Emergency Medical Services (HEMS) was dispatched at 10h50 to commence [...]
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 [...]
Tokai Forest Cape Town On Sunday the 24th of February 2019 at 08h34 the Peninsula Wilderness Search And Rescue (WSAR) was activated after a call for assistance was received. It was reported that a Mountain Biker had suffered injuries after taking a fall at one of the downhill tracks in the Tokai Forest in the [...]
Newlands Forest Cape Town On Monday the 18th of February 2019 at 08h51 the Peninsula Wilderness Search And Rescue (WSAR) was called to assist a 50 year old local female hiker who had reportedly suffered a leg injury while walking in Newlands Forest below the Contour Path. Crews from Metro Rescue as well as the [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
India Venster Cape Town On Monday the 21st of January 2019 at 16h48 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 caller had reported that a 21 year old female from Cape Town had sustained an ankle [...]
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 [...]
