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By ANA Reporter 
9h ago
Cape Town – One teenager drowned and another went missing after they were apparently caught in rip currents while swimming off two different beaches in Cape Town on Friday.
The body of a man who drowned on another beach last weekend was recovered, the National Maritime Rescue Institute (NSRI) said.
Cape Town City law enforcement officers in Monwabisi, near Khayelitsha in False Bay, were alerted around 5.30pm on Friday afternoon by a local family on the beach that their 14-year-old son was in difficulty. to surf on the main beach of Monwabisi. while swimming in the sea, NSRI spokesman Craig Lambinon said in a statement Saturday.
Cape Town Marine Law Enforcement Unit, City Fire and Rescue Service, SAPS, NSRI Strandfontein Rescue Swimmers and Western Cape Emergency Medical Services (EMS) responded to the scene while also launched an NSRI Strandfontein sea rescue vessel, he said.
Upon arriving at the scene, the teenager disappeared into the waves. Despite an extensive search at sea and shoreline that included free-dive search efforts of the sweep line by five NSRI rescue swimmers deployed in the waves, no sign of the teenager was found.
A police dive unit, assisted by Cape Town Police and NSRI Strandfontein crew members, will continue their search efforts.
“Our thoughts are with the family of the missing teenager at this difficult time,” Lambinon said.
In a separate incident, the NSRI team was alerted at 5:51 p.m. Friday to an ongoing drowning at Lagoon Beach in Milnerton in Table Bay.
“Almost immediately, it was reported that bystanders had recovered a 13-year-old boy from the waves and the bystanders’ CPR (cardiopulmonary resuscitation) efforts were in progress,” he said.
Cape Town police, Milnerton Surf Lifesaving first responders, community doctors, Life Healthcare response paramedics and Western Cape EMS responded.
“Unfortunately, despite extensive advanced life support cardiopulmonary resuscitation efforts, the adolescent was pronounced deceased.”
The police opened an investigation file and their condolences were conveyed to the boy’s family.
“The two drowning incidents on Friday in Cape Town occurred during an outgoing tide and it appears that in both cases teenagers were caught in strong rip currents. High tide had peaked after 3pm and high tide I was receding.
“The new moon spring tide peaks on Saturday, October 17 and the spring tide is higher than normal and the lower than normal low tide will last until next week.
“Rip currents are the greatest danger and occur constantly throughout the month and bathers must be careful when swimming on beaches.
” NSRI is asking the public to be careful when swimming; don’t get too far into the surf line and children should be supervised by a responsible adult when in the water, “Lambinon said.
Earlier Friday morning at 11 a.m. M., Cape Town Police Marine Officers and SAPS divers recovered a body from the waves on Mnandi Beach, near Mitchells Plain in False Bay.
“The body is confirmed to be that of a man who disappeared while swimming in Mnandi last Sunday. The police opened an investigation file.
“Condolences have been conveyed to the family,” Lambinon said.
African News Agency (ANA)
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