Boland Mountains Sir Lowry's Pass On Friday the 22nd of March 2019 at 11h39 the Winelands Wilderness Search And Rescue (WSAR) was activated after the race organisers of a mountain biking event called for assistance. One of their male competitors had taken fall at a steep section of the stage. He had sustained a leg [...]
Lion's Head Table Mountain On Tuesday the 20th of March 2019 at 07h35 the Peninsula Wilderness Search And Rescue (WSAR) was activated after a caller reported that a person in their party had taken a bad fall just below the summit of Lion's Head in the Table Mountain National Park. The Metro Rescue Mobile Incident [...]
Devil's Peak Table Mountain On Sunday the 17th of March 2019 at 18h51 the Peninsula Wilderness Search and Rescue (WSAR) was asked to assist when a caller requested help after he and his wife became disorientated while hiking along one of the routes on Devil's Peak in the Table Mountain National Park. The visitors from [...]
Kasteelspoort Table Mountain On Wednesday the 13th of March 2019 the Peninsula Wilderness Search And Rescue (WSAR) was activated thrice by the Western Cape Emergency Medical Services (EMS) to respond to separate incidents in the Table Mountain National Park (TMNP). At 17h12 the Peninsula WSAR was asked to deploy to an access point on the [...]
Groot Winterhoek near Porterville On Tuesday the 26th of February 2019 Wilderness Search And Rescue (WSAR) was requested to assist with the recovery of the body of a German paraglider who had met with an accident in the Groot Winterhoek Mountains outside Porterville. The Helicopter Emergency Medical Services (HEMS) was dispatched at 10h50 to commence [...]
Cederberg Mountains outside Citrusdal On Monday the 25th of February 2019 at 10h42 the West Coast Wilderness Search And Rescue (WSAR) was activated to respond to the Cederberg Wilderness area after a call for assistance was received. A 17 year old female from Kuwait had injured her knee while on a multi-day hike in the [...]
Tokai Forest Cape Town On Sunday the 24th of February 2019 at 08h34 the Peninsula Wilderness Search And Rescue (WSAR) was activated after a call for assistance was received. It was reported that a Mountain Biker had suffered injuries after taking a fall at one of the downhill tracks in the Tokai Forest in the [...]
Newlands Forest Cape Town On Monday the 18th of February 2019 at 08h51 the Peninsula Wilderness Search And Rescue (WSAR) was called to assist a 50 year old local female hiker who had reportedly suffered a leg injury while walking in Newlands Forest below the Contour Path. Crews from Metro Rescue as well as the [...]
Beaufort West and surrounds A public is warning has been issued after it was reported that a lion has escaped from the Karoo National Park outside Beaufort West. Photo: Africa Geographic SANParks who is a signatory of WSAR has communicated the alert in the interests of public safety. Any sighting of the lion [...]
Table Mountain National Park On Friday the 16th of February 2019 at 14h21, 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 caller had reported that a 25 year old male hiker had injured his ankle while out hiking [...]
