Search continues for Zim teen swept at SA resort

 

Zim Now Writer

A14-year-old Zimbabwean teenager went missing yesterday after being swept over the sea wall of a tidal pool at Seaview Resorts in Gqeberha’s Beach View, located in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa.

Police divers are continuing the search for the teenager.

The National Sea Rescue Institute (NSRI) dispatched a rescue craft just after 5pm after receiving reports about the incident at Seaview Resorts.

NSRI Deputy Station Commander Jonathan Tufts said the department commenced an extensive search on arrival.

“Despite the extensive search there remains no sign of the teenager. Police divers are continuing the search,” he said.

Tufts also said the Transnet National Ports Authority broadcast an alert for vessels in the area to keep a lookout.

“A number of Chokka fishing vessels closed in on the shore near to the area to keep watch,” he added.