NSRI urges extra precaution following fatal drownings
The National Sea Rescue Institute has urged locals to be safe and cautious in and around water, as the public are still flocking to beaches and pools.
This comes after an eight-year-old girl was rescued from the Pond swimming pool in Port Edward, South of KZN by bystanders on New Years Day.
Spokesperson Craig Lambinon says the girl was resuscitated by paramedics on the scene before being transported to the nearest hospital.
"A heartbeat was restored by paramedics and the child was transported to hospital in a critical condition.
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Doctors and nurses continued intensive resuscitation efforts. Sadly the child succumbed to fatal drowning injuries and was declared deceased by doctors.
Lambinon says they had to rush to another separate incident of a man drowning at Splash Rock. Its believed the man was washed into the sea by waves.
"A craft was launched and an NSRI search and rescued responded, despite the extensive search there was no sign of the man.
Police search and rescue assisted by NSRI Port Edward in continuing the search and investigations into the identity of the man.
