Table Mountain At 16h59 on Wednesday the 6th of May 2020 Wilderness Search And Rescue (WSAR) was activated after a lone 73 year old local male hiker reported that one of his dogs required assistance on the mountain in the northern section of Table Mountain National Park (TMNP). While a hasty team was proceeding to gather [...]
Table Mountain National Park (northern section) Wilderness Search And Rescue (WSAR) was activated at 16h07 on Sunday the 1st of March 2020 when a caller requested assistance for a member of her hiking party. The group was hiking along a route at Hout Bay corner in the northern section of the Table Mountain National Park [...]
Table Mountain National Park (northern section) While engaged with a previous rescue response, Wilderness Search And Rescue (WSAR) was again dispatched at 16h33 on Sunday the 1st of March 2020, after receiving a call regarding a person who had sustained a leg injury while venturing off trail at the top of Table Mountain close to [...]
Table Mountain The Wilderness Search And Rescue was activated at 10h21 on Saturday the 22nd of February 2020 when a caller reported that a party consisting of three locals were unable to proceed any further after finding themselves disorientated as the cloud cover engulfed the top of Table Mountain. The stricken party had reportedly commenced [...]
R1000,00 reward Pniel between Stellenbosch and Franschoek After returning from work on Monday the 17th of February 2020 at 16h00, the owner discovered that Luna, a trainee Search And Rescue K9, was not present on the property. A section of the boundary fence was found to be "open". Luna was last seen at 11h00 on [...]
Lion's Head At 10h04 on Sunday the 26th of January 2020 the Peninsula Wilderness Search And Rescue (WSAR) was activated after a caller reported that a hiker had taken a fall near the chains and staples section on Lion's Head. The first responders who assembled at the start of the trail on Signal Hill road [...]
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 [...]
Table Mountain At 14h25 on Wednesday the 4th of December 2019 the Peninsula Wilderness Search And Rescue (WSAR) was activated after a caller reported that his hiking partner was clinging onto a ledge after taking a huge fall on the front face of Table Mountain above the Devil's Peak saddle area. This section of 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 [...]
Left Face Table Mountain At 18h16 on Thursday the 17th of October 2019 the Peninsula Wilderness Search And Rescue (WSAR) was activated after a caller reported that her husband was stuck in a position where he could not move, and his safety was a concern. Metro Medical Rescue Technicians, Rescue Mountaineers and Rescue Climbers responded [...]
