Boat capsizes off Umkomaas River, three injured
Three people are receiving treating after getting injured when their boat capsized today.
They were among a group of ten people that had been sailing just off the Umkomaas River Mouth on the South Coast.
Paramedics rushed to the scene after members of the public alerted them to the situation.
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Netcare911's Nick Dollman says some who were aboard the private vessel are foreign nationals.
"Reports from the scene suggest that while negotiating the waves on returning to shore, the boat has capsized. Eight French nationals are amongst the ten people on board the boat. All the passengers and crew had been triaged and assessed on scene. Three were transported by various services to hospitals for further care," he says.
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