Lion's Head Cape Town On Thursday the 13th of December 2018 at 20h08 the Peninsula Wilderness Search And Rescue (WSAR) was activated by the Western Cape Emergency Medical Services (EMS) after a call for assistance was received. Our rescuers and the EMS Mobile Incident Command vehicle (Metro Rescue 1) were immediately dispatched to the base [...]
Lion's Head Cape Town On Wednesday the 12th of December 2018 at 11h06 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 48 year old female visitor from the USA had collapsed at the summit [...]
Lion's Head Cape Town On Friday the 23rd of November 2018 at 18h40 the Peninsula Wilderness Search And Rescue (WSAR) unit was activated by the Western Cape Provincial Emergency Medical Services (EMS) after a call for assistance was received. With the Lion's Head Full Moon crowds flocking to enjoy this monthly experience, from time to [...]
Table Mountain Cape Town On Monday the 19th of November 2018 at 13h29 the Peninsula Wilderness Search And Rescue (WSAR) was activated by the Western Cape Provincial Emergency Medical Services (EMS) after a call for assistance was received. A visitor to the Table Mountain National Park was experiencing medical complications while hiking up the [...]
Table Mountain Cape Town On Wednesday the 14th of November 2018 at 13h34 WSAR was activated by the Western Cape Emergency Medical Services (EMS) after receiving a call for assistance. A hiker in the Platteklip Gorge route on Table Mountain was unable to proceed any further as a result of fatigue. Our EMS Metro Rescue [...]
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 [...]
Back Table. On Saturday the 20th of October 2018 at 19h36 WSAR was activated by the Western Cape Emergency Medical Services (EMS) for an overdue hiker in the northern section of Table Mountain National Park. It was reported that the hiker was last seen at approximately 13h00 before splitting up from the party which had [...]
On Thursday the 11th of October 2018 at 19h39, WSAR was activated by the Western Cape Department of Health to respond to an incident that was reported. A hiker who was descending Nursery Ravine in the northern section of the Table Mountain National Park, had lost sight of the path, and was unable to orientate [...]
