The South African Police Service (SAPS) has confirmed that an official Inquest docket has been opened following a tragic drowning incident at Middle Beach in Kenton-on-Sea today, Friday, 25 September 2026. According to preliminary…
The South African Police Service has opened an Inquest following the drowning of a schoolgirl in the Matyana River in Makhanda yesterday. Spokesperson Captain Marius McCarthy said the child had been returning home to Xolani Location in…
A 14-year-old boy drowned at Bushmans River Mouth yesterday while swimming with friends. NSRI Port Alfred duty coxswain Jean-Pierre du Plessis said the police had called them just before 1.30pm after the boy went missing. Crew from NSRI…
T wo men’s lives were saved at East Beach, Port Alfred, on Wednesday November 26, thanks to the combined efforts of a good Samaritan and the NSRI. Keryn van der Walt, NSRI Port Alfred duty coxswain, said at 3.10pm on, Wednesday, NSRI Port…
Police have opened an inquest following the drowning of a man in the Kariega River at Kenton-on-Sea earlier today. The 21 year old man went missing under water while swimming with friends in the near the Kariega River slipway, according…
A body found in the Kowie River during the weekend is believed to be that of a 22-year-old man who went missing at East Beach a week earlier. The man, a Rhodes Uiversity student, disappeared while swimming with friends in the early hours…
A 22-year-old man is still missing after he and two friends were caught in a rip current while swimming at East Beach, Port Alfred, in the early hours of Friday June 27. The NSRI and police have continued the search and police have opened…
Two East Beach heroes got together yesterday to reflect on their quick-thinking actions that saved a teenage surfer from serious injury or drowning at the popular Port Alfred surfing spot on Thursday last week. From the safety of the…
NSRI volunteers, members of the SAPS Search and Rescue Unit and members of the public are searching the East Beach, Port Alfred surf and shoreline for a teenager who went missing while swimming there earlier today. South African Police…
The Sunshine Coast’s NSRI Survival Swimming used World Drowning Prevention Day on July 25 as an opportunity to raise awareness about the programme, and about water safety in general. Driving the week’s activities were NSRI crew member…
A man died and another is missing, in a drowning incident at Kenton-on-Sea yesterday afternoon, Monday February 12, 2024. Gerrit Cloete, NSRI Port Alfred deputy station commander, said the NSRI Port Alfred duty crew were activated shortly…
Three girls drown at Kenton – search continues for boy (9) The search resumed at first light this morning for a child who went missing between Middle Beach and Main Beach at Kenton on Sea, late on New Year’s Day. Three girls who were…
Full details of a drowning incident at West Beach in Port Alfred on Saturday afternoon 10 September have yet to be confirmed. Multi Security owner Clinton Millard said a call for assistance to West Beach was made shortly before 4pm and…
A man swept off West Pier, Port Alfred, owes his life to a combination of a quick response and determination, along with the NSRI’s Pink Buoy project. The man, in his early 20s, was spotted as waves washed him off the pier into the the…
Police are appealing to beachgoers not to swim in zones where swimming is prohibited, following an alleged drowning incident at Port Alfred’s West Beach on Sunday. Police spokesperson Sergeant Majola Nkohli said police were summoned to…
