Over the weekend, one of the NSRI Pink Buoys was used to help save a young lady from drowning; proving that they are a great installation for every beach.
Table View, South Africa (15 February 2021) – The award-winning NSRI Pink Buoys are starting to feature in the tales of rescues and lifesaving moments. They have been placed on beaches along the South African coastline and are an aid to save lives.
Over the weekend, lifesavers were able to save the life of a young lady that got swept out by a current. There is a pink buoy on Blouberg Beach, and lifeguard Damian Kennedy grabbed it before he launched into the surf. Damian was joined by his fellow lifesavers, and together they swam to rescue the young lady.
The young men were all off-duty at the time, making the rescue even more heroic. They ran towards the commotion on the beach without hesitation. The NSRI released a statement about the rescue and commented on how to their knowledge, this is the 69th life saved by an NSRI Pink Buoy.
“A group of off-duty local lifeguards from Big Bay Surf Lifesaving Club, who live or were near to Table View Beach at the time, responded and they arrived on the scene within minutes of the initial call.
The lifeguards saw the female in the surf being swept out to sea, and she was already at least 200 meters off-shore.
Lifeguards Kyle Reynolds and Dylan Lloyd launched into the surf. Keelen Rix, a CoCT Law Enforcement officer, was also in the surf and swimming towards the casualty. Lifeguard Damian Kennedy grabbed an NSRI Pink Rescue Buoy, and he also launched into the surf. They were closely followed by lifeguards Logan Smithers and Wesley Oaks and by NSRI lifeguard Stewart Seini.
Between them, they were armed with 3 rescue torpedo buoys (one of which was the NSRI pink rescue buoy that Damian had taken out with him).
Kyle was first to reach the female, and he told NSRI that as he was approaching her, about 20 meters from her, she slipped underwater and on reaching her, she was barely able to stay afloat.
Kyle, Keenan and Dylan supported the female to stay afloat and started swimming her towards the shore. At that stage, the remaining lifeguards joined them, and the rescue torpedo buoys were used to aid the female casualty to stay afloat.
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The lifeguards brought the female safely to the beach where medical treatment was initiated for non-fatal drowning symptoms, exhaustion and hypothermia.
The 24-year-old female, from Bloubergstrand, was transported to hospital by Netcare 911 ambulance, and she is expected to make a full recovery.
NSRI commend the swift reaction of the lifeguards and the Law Enforcement Officer. Their cooperation contributed to saving the young lady from drowning.
This is the 69th person who we are aware of who has been rescued with the assistance of a Pink Rescue Buoy.”
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