Search continues for 18-year-old swept out to sea at Cape Town’s Glen Beach
An 18-year-old from Mfuleni was swept out to sea at Glen Beach on Saturday evening. Rescue teams searched by air, sea and along the shoreline, but had not located him at the time of publication.
A major search operation commenced in Cape Town's Glen Beach on Saturday evening after an 18-year-old from Mfuleni was pulled out to sea by strong currents. The teenager was reportedly swimming with friends when a wave dragged him out towards Maidens Cove. The National Sea Rescue Institute's (NSRI) Bakoven station and NSRI Table Bay teams responded immediately to the incident.
Both rescue organizations, along with the City of Cape Town's water rescue teams, lifeguards, Western Cape Government Health Emergency Medical Services (EMS), Metro Police, Cape Town Fire and Rescue Service, and the South African Police Service, joined the search effort. The NSRI rescue craft Gemini Legend was deployed from Bakoven Station 2.
A Metro Police drone was also utilized in the search. Despite a comprehensive air, sea, and shoreline search, no trace of the 18-year-old has been found. Police divers are continuing their search, and an inquest has been opened by the authorities.
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