Zim national drowns in SA

Zim Now Writer

A Zimbabwean national on Tuesday drowned in Hermanus after being swept by the waves into the surf.

The man was reportedly with two posing for a photo on the Hermanus rocks when the tragedy happened.

The Hermanus National Sea Rescue Institute said the duty crew and the police were activated following witness reports of three men, believed to be Zimbabweans, being swept by the waves into the surf.

Two men had managed to reach the shore and were safely out of the water.

The deceased was located and recovered from the surf on to the NSRI rescue craft.

“He was brought to the NSRI Hermanus rescue station where CPR efforts were commenced by NSRI medics and an NSRI paramedic. They were joined by WC Government Health EMS paramedics.

“After extensive efforts to resuscitate the man were exhausted, he was declared deceased,” the organisation said.

Police spokesperson FC Van Wyk confirmed a foreign national died during a drowning incident near a hotel in Hermanus.

He said an inquest was opened for investigation.

The rescue organisation said the survivors were taken to hospital by an emergency ambulance, while the body of the deceased was taken into the care of Government Health Forensic Pathology Services.