{"id":44416,"date":"2026-02-27T21:19:20","date_gmt":"2026-02-27T19:19:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/media\/accidents\/wilderness-search-and-rescue-wsar-has-launched-a-powerful-new-safety-call-to-action-safe-my-mate\/"},"modified":"2026-02-27T21:19:20","modified_gmt":"2026-02-27T19:19:20","slug":"wilderness-search-and-rescue-wsar-has-launched-a-powerful-new-safety-call-to-action-safe-my-mate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/media\/accidents\/wilderness-search-and-rescue-wsar-has-launched-a-powerful-new-safety-call-to-action-safe-my-mate\/","title":{"rendered":"Wilderness Search And Rescue (WSAR) has launched a powerful new safety Call-To-Action: \u201cSafe My Mate.\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"

This famous phrase is rooted in South African culture, and is now a rallying cry for every person who ventures outdoors.<\/p>\n

"Safe My Mate" drives three key messages:<\/p>\n

• 1: We PREPARE for the outdoors, to be safe – and we watch out for each other
\n• 2: We actively HELP our South African and international VISITORS to be safe
\n• 3: We UNITE as rescue teams, and keep each other safe, as we SERVE others<\/p>\n

WSAR Spokesman David Nel explains: “Safe My Mate is more than a casual check-in. It’s a reminder that safety is not just about the individual, it’s about looking out for one another. Whether it’s reminding a friend to carry enough water, gently cautioning ill-prepared visitors, turning around before conditions worsen, or calling for help early. Every action contributes to a safer outcome for all. Together.<\/p>\n

“Because in the wilderness, your safety and mine are connected.<\/p>\n

“When we prepare properly, make good decisions and look…<\/p>\n

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Read more on Arrive Alive <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

This famous phrase is rooted in South African culture, and is now a rallying cry for every person who ventures outdoors. "Safe My Mate" drives three key messages: • 1: We PREPARE for the outdoors, to be safe – and we watch out for each other • 2: We actively HELP our South African and […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":44417,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"tdm_status":"","tdm_grid_status":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.arrivealive.co.za\/\/ckfinder\/userfiles\/images\/642385365_1359133612927017_6133612453722675427_n.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[2149],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-44416","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-accidents"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.arrivealive.co.za\/\/ckfinder\/userfiles\/images\/642385365_1359133612927017_6133612453722675427_n.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/media\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44416","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/media\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/media\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/media\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/media\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=44416"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/media\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44416\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/media\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/44417"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/media\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=44416"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/media\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=44416"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/media\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=44416"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}