Surfer dies after rescue at Battery Beach
A surfer has died after being rescued from the water at Durban's Battery Beach.
Medi Response's Kimberly Liell-Cock says the man was pulled from the backline by his two children on Friday.
They told paramedics that the man was feeling unwell.
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"On assessment, Medi Response advanced life support paramedics found the patient to be experiencing a heart attack and worked to stabilise the critically-ill patient on the scene," says Liell-Cock.
"Unfortunately, the patient's condition worsened rapidly, and despite prolonged resuscitation efforts, the man was eventually declared dead on the scene."
