On Thursday afternoon, the NSRI Hout Bay duty crew received an activation call to attend to a local female who had been injured in a boating accident.
According to Spencer Oldham, the station commander of NSRI Hout Bay, the incident occurred at 1:04pm when the woman reportedly fell out of a rigid hull inflatable charter boat.
The accident happened as the charter boat was entering Hout Bay Harbour through the Hout Bay Harbour mouth.
Upon receiving the activation call, NSRI Hout Bay medics, Cape Town Fire and Rescue Services, Western Cape Government Health EMS, ER24 ambulance services, Hout Bay community crime prevention medics and Netcare 911 ambulance services were immediately dispatched to the scene.
The crew of the charter boat had already initiated first aid treatment for the injuries sustained by the woman, who was rescued and brought to shore.
Upon arrival at the scene, the medics treated the woman for her injuries sustained in the incident. She was then airlifted to the hospital by the Netcare 911 helicopter in a stable but serious condition for further treatment.
It is believed that the woman is an employee of the charter company.
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