Betty's Bay outside Cape Town On Sunday the 23rd of December 2018 just after 18h00 the Overberg Wilderness Search And Rescue (WSAR) was activated by the Western Cape Emergency Medical Services (EMS) after a call for assistance was received. It was learnt that two young men in their late teens had managed to find themselves [...]
Your cooperation is appreciated. WSAR would like to thank those members of the public who continue to enjoy the outdoors responsibly. This includes the many hiking, climbing, mountaineering, trail running, mountain biking, boating and recreational clubs out there. We do acknowledge that we can be a bit noisy at times, and in the process, we [...]
Riviersonderend kloof Elgin/Grabouw On Sunday the 18th of November 2018 at 14h12 the Winelands Wilderness Search And Rescue unit (WSAR) was activated by the Western Cape Provincial Emergency Medical Services (EMS) after a call for assistance was received. The location of the incident was deep in a gorge, where one of the many rivers [...]
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 [...]
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 Saturday the 13th of October 2018 at 12h43 WSAR was activated by the Western Cape Emergency Medical Services for a mountain rescue call on Lion's Head in the northern section of the Table Mountain National Park. Because of the nature of the call the Air Mercy Service rescue helicopter, which is contracted to the [...]
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 [...]
