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18 02, 2019

Winelands rescuers responded to incidents this weekend.

2026-05-26T09:45:59+02:00February 18th, 2019|Boland Mountains, Cape Nature, Helderberg Nature Reserve, Hiking, Metro Rescue, Rescues, Winelands|Comments Off on Winelands rescuers responded to incidents this weekend.

Helderberg Nature Reserve Somerset West On Friday the 16th of February 2019 at 08h46 the Winelands 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 38 year old male hiker from the Strand was complaining of chest [...]

15 02, 2019

Hiker rescued at Helderberg Nature Reserve

2019-02-15T13:28:37+02:00February 15th, 2019|Helderberg Nature Reserve, Hiking, Metro Rescue, Rescues, Search, Winelands|Comments Off on Hiker rescued at Helderberg Nature Reserve

Helderberg Nature Reserve Somerset West On Thursday the 14th of February 2019 at 15h04 the Winelands 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 60 year old female was unresponsive after she had collapsed while hiking [...]

22 01, 2019

Hiker rescued on Table Mountain

2026-05-26T09:45:59+02:00January 22nd, 2019|Metro Rescue, Rescues, SANParks, Table Mountain, Table Mountain Aerial Cableway, Table Mountain National Park|Comments Off on Hiker rescued on Table Mountain

  India Venster Cape Town On Monday the 21st of January 2019 at 16h48 the Peninsula Wilderness Search And Rescue (WSAR) was activated by the Western Cape Emergency Medical Services (EMS) after a call for assistance was received. A caller had reported that a 21 year old female from Cape Town had sustained an ankle [...]

21 01, 2019

Hiker helivaced off Devil’s Peak and Krom Rivier alert

2026-05-26T09:45:59+02:00January 21st, 2019|Boland Mountains, Cape Nature, Hiking, Metro Rescue, SANParks|2 Comments

Devil's Peak Cape Town On Sunday the 20th of January 2019 at 15h58 the Peninsula Wilderness Search And Rescue unit was activated by the Western Cape Emergency Medical Services (EMS) after a call for assistance was received. It was reported that a 61 year old male from Cape Town had inured his leg while he [...]

7 01, 2019

Hiker airlifted after injuring his leg.

2026-05-26T09:45:59+02:00January 7th, 2019|Hiking, Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens, Metro Rescue, Rescues, SANParks, Table Mountain National Park|Comments Off on Hiker airlifted after injuring his leg.

Skeleton Gorge Cape Town On Sunday the 06th of January 2019 at 16h58 the Peninsula Wilderness Search And Rescue (WSAR) was activated by the Western Cape Emergency Medical Services (EMS) after a call for assistance was received. A hiking party was moving down Skeleton Gorge when one of it's members, a 35 year old male [...]

7 01, 2019

Concern for an overdue hiker.

2019-01-07T09:42:07+02:00January 7th, 2019|Hiking, SANParks, Search, Table Mountain|Comments Off on Concern for an overdue hiker.

Table Mountain Cape Town On Saturday the 05th of January 2019 at 17h46 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 30 year old male from Cape Town who is a known diabetic was [...]

4 01, 2019

Hiker rescued after falling down a slope

2019-01-04T21:20:37+02:00January 4th, 2019|Hiking, Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens, Metro Rescue, Rescues, SANParks, Table Mountain National Park|Comments Off on Hiker rescued after falling down a slope

Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens Cape Town On Friday the 04th of January 2019 at 08h36 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 79 year old male from The Strand had accidently slid off the [...]

2 01, 2019

Two hikers rescued in seperate incidents.

2026-05-26T09:45:59+02:00January 2nd, 2019|Hiking, Lion's Head, Metro Rescue, Rescues, SANParks, Search, Table Mountain|Comments Off on Two hikers rescued in seperate incidents.

Table Mountain Cape Town On Tuesday the 01st of January 2019 at 16h31 the Peninsula Wilderness Search And Rescue (WSAR) was activated by the Western Cape Emergency Medical Services after a call for assistance was received. It was reported that a 41 year old male visitor from the USA had developed cramps and was unable [...]

1 01, 2019

Hikers assisted after calling for help in the Table Mountain National Park.

2019-01-01T13:22:02+02:00January 1st, 2019|Hiking, Metro Rescue, Rescues, Table Mountain Aerial Cableway|Comments Off on Hikers assisted after calling for help in the Table Mountain National Park.

Hout Bay Corner Cape Town On Monday the 31st of December 2018 at 16h45 the Peninsula Wilderness Search And Rescue (WSAR) was activated by the Western Cape Emergency Services (EMS) after a call for assistance was received. A hiking party consisting of three men from Cape Town were in the Hout Bay Corner section of [...]

30 12, 2018

Cape Town visitors rescued after collapsing on the mountain

2026-05-26T09:45:59+02:00December 30th, 2018|Hiking, Lion's Head, Metro Rescue, Rescues, Table Mountain|Comments Off on Cape Town visitors rescued after collapsing on the mountain

Platteklip Gorge Cape Town On Saturday the 29th of December 2018 at 14h09 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 43 year old female visitor from Pretoria who was hiking up the popular [...]

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