False Bay At 09h19 on Saturday the 30th of May 2020 Wilderness Search And Rescue (WSAR) was activated by Metro Rescue Control after they were contacted by the National Sea Rescue Institute (NSRI) for shoreline assistance. The WSAR Logistical Support crew responded to Sunrise Beach east of Muizenberg along the False Bay coast to scan [...]
Table Mountain At 12h41 on Thursday the 5th of December 2019 the Peninsula Wilderness Search And Rescue (WSAR) was activated after a caller reported that a party of two were disorientated and could not find their way while hiking in good visibility on the front face of Table Mountain. A rescue response vehicle from the [...]
Newlands Forest Table Mountain At 09h46 on Sunday the 3rd of November 2019 the Peninsula Wilderness Search And Rescue (WSAR) was activated after a caller reported that a hiker collapsed while walking on one of the routes in the Newlands Forest section of the Table Mountain National Park. The Helicopter Emergency Medical Service (HEMS), Metro [...]
Above the wreck of the Boss 400 Hout Bay At 11h49 on Saturday the 7th of September 2019 the Peninsula Wilderness Search And Rescue (WSAR) was activated after a caller reported that their party of four was being stalked by what appeared to be four males. The party which consisted of two local females and [...]
Skeleton Gorge Table Mountain At 17h30 on Friday the 6th of September 2019 the Peninsula Wilderness Search And Rescue (WSAR) was activated after a caller reported that a 30 year old male visitor from the USA required assistance after suffering severe dehydration while hiking on Table Mountain. Metro Medical Rescue Technicians, Rescue Mountaineers and Logistical [...]
Union Ravine Table Mountain At 12h50 on Thursday the 27th of June 2019 the Peninsula Wilderness Search And Rescue (WSAR) was activated after a caller reported that a hiking party was lost after missing the path in Union Ravine on the right face of Table Mountain. The party of six consisted of females, three of [...]
Jonkershoek near Stellenbosch At 19h02 on Sunday the 16th of June 2019, the Winelands Wilderness Search And Rescue (WSAR) was activated after a caller reported that two hikers were overdue and lost after embarking on a walk in the Jonkershoek Nature Reserve. Rescue Mountaineers, Logistical support, 4x4 crew as well as Cape Nature Rangers were [...]
Table Mountain. At 15h48 on Saturday the 8th of June 2019 the Peninsula Wilderness Search And Rescue (WSAR) was activated after a call was received concerning a party who had found themselves off route and in an unsafe position while hiking on Table Mountain. Metro Medical Rescue Technicians, Rescue Mountaineers and Logistical support crew were [...]
At 05h00 on Saturday the 25th of May 2019, about 130 members of Wilderness Search And Rescue (WSAR) assembled near the top of the Du Toits Kloof mountain pass in order to conduct a simulated search for a helicopter that had crashed while retrieving a maintenance crew who had spent the day at the Telkom [...]
Constantia green belt On Wednesday the 08th of May 2019 at 11h09 the Peninsula Wilderness Search And Rescue (WSAR) was activated after a caller reported that a hiker had injured himself while walking along one of the popular Constantia green belt trails below Rhodes drive. Metro Medical Rescue Technicians as well as Rescue Mountaineers were [...]
