NSRI Storms River duty crew and SA National Parks Tsitsikamma Park rangers were dispatched on Friday in response to reports of two hikers stranded on rocks in a gulley along the Otter trail's shoreline after being swept out to sea at the Bloukrans River mouth.
NSRI Storms River duty crew and SA National Parks Tsitsikamma Park rangers were dispatched on Friday in response to reports of two hikers stranded on rocks in a gulley along the Otter trail’s shoreline after being swept out to sea at the Bloukrans River mouth.A hiker, one of a group of hikers on the Otter trail, climbed a cliff and used a ‘escape route’ trail to reach a mobile signal and call SANParks to report the incident.
Explore Cape Town and its surroundings with these incredible deals on cars for under R100 000. Find car listingsThey were both able to reach rocks in a gulley along the shoreline, but they became trapped on the rocks, unable to climb the steep cliff or reach the trail path through the water.
‘The NSRI rescue swimmers secured the two ladies into PFD’s and in relays of one at a time they were swum to shore, to the other side of the gulley, assisted by the NSRI rescue swimmers and by the SANPark rangers.’Once safely ashore, and found to be not injured from the incident, they elected to carry on their hike.
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