On Thursday, 29 February, NSRI Simon’s Town duty crew responded to a fisherman who appeared to be in difficulty at Cape Point.
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At around 11:22am, the NSRI received reports that a paddler abandoned his craft and was attempting to get ashore onto rocks along the shoreline. Upon their arrival, the fisherman was seen walking up the trail towards Cape Point Restaurant, and he indicated that he was unharmed.
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The NSRI rescue craft, Donna Nicholas, located the man’s sea kayak semi-submerged and recovered it.
The fisherman later collected it from the NSRI Simon’s Town Station 10 rescue base, where he confirmed that his vessel took on water while he was fishing. Luckily, he was close to the shore, where he clambered onto rocks to get to safety.
He also wore a life jacket.
NSRI encouraged him to download and use the NSRI SafeTrx smartphone application for future safety.
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Picture: National Sea Rescue Institute
