A 24- year old man from Eerste River, is missing, after he was reportedly swimming at Strand Beach.
Brian Gosling, NSRI Gordons Bay duty coxswain, said “at 15h16, Sunday, 19 January, the CoCT (City of Cape Town) water rescue network was alerted by Strand Surf Lifesaving lifeguards and CoCT lifeguards engaged in a search for a missing man at Strand Beach.”
Despite the extensive sea, air and shoreline search, the man was not found.
In addition, the NSRI rescue swimmers and lifeguards entered the water, to conduct extensive sweeping line free dive search efforts, and sweeping line wading search efforts in the surf zone and along the shore break.
An EMS rescue drone also conducted extensive aerial search efforts.
Police divers continue the search.
Picture: NSRI