Cape Town – The NSRI has hailed the doctor who came to the rescue of man who had slipped and fallen about 10m from the edge of a rocky cliff face west of the Victoria Bay Western Point, near George, yesterday.
NSRI Wilderness duty crew were activated following witness reports of a suspected drowning in progress.
Spokesperson Craig Lambinon said the sea rescue craft Clemengold Rescuer was launched and NSRI crew responded directly to the scene.
“The patient’s girlfriend had raised the alarm, alerting local surfers who investigated and then alerted the NSRI.
‘‘While responding to the scene it was confirmed that a male had fallen down rocks and he was not in the water but injured at the foot of a cliff face in a gully near the water’s edge.
‘‘On arrival on the scene, the patient was found to be injured and a private doctor, on holiday and who happened to be in the area, was medically assisting the local 30-year-old man,” he said.
The EMS/AMS Skymed rescue helicopter was activated to assist with patient extrication from the barely-accessible terrain.
He was airlifted to hospital in a serious condition.
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