Lion's Head Cape Town On Friday the 21st of December 2018 at 13h51 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 21 year old female hiker from Gauteng had severely injured an ankle while [...]
Suikerbossie above Hout Bay Cape Town On Sunday the 16th of December 2018 at 09h55 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 Metro Rescue Mobile Incident Command Vehicle (Metro 1) with our dedicated mountain rescue trailer was [...]
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 [...]
Table Mountain Cape Town On Sunday the 11th of November 2018 at 08h57 the Peninsula Wilderness Search And Rescue (WSAR) unit was activated by the Western Cape Emergency Medical Services (EMS) control center after a call for assistance was received. An elderly male was reportedly experiencing medical complications while walking along the Pipe Track which [...]
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. [...]
Search And Rescue On Friday the 26th of October 2018 at 14h14 the Wilderness Search And Rescue (WSAR) was activated after a call for assistance was received by the Western Cape Emergency Medical Services. Three hikers who were unfamiliar with their route found themselves at a point where they no longer felt safe to proceed [...]
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 [...]
