JEFFREYS BAY - FOREIGN NATIONAL DIES AT POINT AFTER SUSPECTED HEART ATTACK WHILE SWIMMING

JEFFREYS BAY:

Ernie Schmidt, NSRI Jeffreys Bay duty controller, said:

At 18h15, Saturday, 23rd February, NSRI Jeffreys Bay duty crew were activated following reports of a man rescued from the surf at a beach at Jeffreys Bay, at Point, and suspected to be suffering a heart attack.

Our NSRI rescue vehicle responded and the SA Police Services, Gardmed ambulance services and Private Care ambulance services responded.

On arrival on the scene we found a 55 year old male had been rescued from shallow surf by a bystander and CPR (Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation) efforts were commenced.

Despite extensive CPR efforts conducted by NSRI medics and by paramedics after all efforts were exhausted sadly the man has been declared deceased.

The man and his wife are foreigners on a holiday to Jeffreys Bay with friends from Johannesburg.

The wife and the friends are being supported by Police and Condolences are conveyed to his wife, family and friends.

The body of the man has been taken into the care of the Forensic Pathology Services.

The lady who rescued the man from the surf has been commended for her involvement.

It appears that the man was swimming when he collapsed and it is suspected that he suffered a heart attack. A bystander assisted him from the surf and raised the alarm.

via - NSRI