Shortly after 18h00 this evening, IPSS Medical Rescue Search and Rescue division, together with SAPS search and rescue and KDM lifeguards, responded to reports of a drowning at a Blythedale beach.
Upon arrival of personnel, witness reports indicate that a teenager had entered the sea with friends, after lifeguards had gone off duty. He reportedly got into difficulty before disappearing from sight.
Rescue crews conducted extensive searches including the deployment of a UAV. Unfortunately, no positive results were achieved and the search was suspended due to loss of light.
Search efforts will resume at daylight….
