Lifeguards and team members from IPSS Rescue in Ballito have been hailed as heroes after they saved a Pretoria man from drowning at Clarke Bay.
IPSS Medical Rescue spokesperson Paul Herbst said the man was swimming in the surf when a rip current swept him out to sea in the late afternoon.
A member of the public alerted KwaDukuza municipality lifeguards.
“A holiday-maker from Pretoria got into difficulty at Clarke Bay beach late this afternoon after he became stuck in a rip current and was swept out to sea. The man was spotted by a member of public who alerted KDM lifeguards and IPSS Medical Rescue.”
“The two lifeguards, Xolani Ngubani and Ben Mthimkhulu, entered the water without hesitation to perform a 15 minute long rescue.”
The swimmer was assessed by IPSS Medical Rescue and was found to have escaped injury.
“We caution all beachgoers go swim at protected beaches,” Herbst said.
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