{"id":47457,"date":"2024-01-02T14:55:12","date_gmt":"2024-01-02T12:55:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peoplespost\/new-years-day-tragedies-two-dead-and-one-missing-at-sonwabe-beach-in-muizenberg-20240102\/"},"modified":"2025-03-19T22:01:11","modified_gmt":"2025-03-19T20:01:11","slug":"new-years-day-tragedies-two-dead-and-one-missing-at-sonwabe-beach-in-muizenberg-20240102","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peoplespost\/new-years-day-tragedies-two-dead-and-one-missing-at-sonwabe-beach-in-muizenberg-20240102\/","title":{"rendered":"New Year&#8217;s Day tragedies: two dead and one missing at Sonwabe Beach in Muizenberg"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The search for a 28-year-old Woodstock man continues after he went missing when caught in rip currents, while two men drowned at Sonwabe Beach in Muizenberg on New Year\u2019s Day (Monday, 1 January).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Following CPR efforts, a 18-year-old man was declared dead.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>In a separate incident, about 500 meters from Sonwabe Beach, the NSRI responded to an incident where a 24-year-old man also drowned and was declared dead on the scene.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>The search for a 28-year-old Woodstock man continues after<br>\nhe went missing when caught in rip currents, while two men drowned at Sonwabe<br>\nBeach in Muizenberg on New Year\u2019s Day (Monday, 1 January).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The National Sea Rescue Institute (NSRI), along with several<br>\nemergency services, responded to a drowning in progress at about 13:30 at the Muizenberg<br>\nbeach, where three males (8, 12, and 18) were reported to be caught in rip<br>\ncurrents and being swept out to sea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Following CPR efforts, the 18-year-old man was declared<br>\ndead. The two boys were out of the water, thanks to the rescue efforts by two<br>\nbeachgoers. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Craig Lambinon, NSRI spokesperson, says, \u201cTwo unidentified<br>\nmale bystanders had assisted the 12-year-old out of the water, while also<br>\ntrying to assist a 28-year-old man. The 8-year-old had managed to get out of<br>\nthe water unassisted.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Lambinon says the 12-year-old was transported to hospital in<br>\na stable condition for observation of non-fatal drowning symptoms. He adds that<br>\na sea and shoreline search for the missing man, believed to be the father of<br>\nthe 8-year-old, continues.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In a separate incident, about 500 meters from Sonwabe Beach,<br>\nthe NSRI responded to an incident where a 24-year-old man also drowned. After<br>\nall efforts to resuscitate him, the Manenberg resident was declared dead on the<br>\nscene. Police have opened inquest dockets in the cases of the two deceased.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>READ |&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.news24.com\/news24\/community-newspaper\/peoples-post\/beaches-bathers-warned-of-high-sea-conditions-as-heat-in-cape-town-soars-this-week-20231227\" target=\"_blank\">Beaches: Bathers warned of high sea conditions as heat in Cape Town soars this week<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Lambinon says the bodies of the deceased were taken into the<br>\ncare of Government Health Forensic Pathology Services.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cOur thoughts and support, in cooperation with the police<br>\nand the emergency services, are with the family \u2013 related to the missing man at<br>\nSonwabe \u2013 in this difficult time,\u201d he concludes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Patricia van der Ross, Mayco member for community services<br>\nand health, cautions beachgoers to swim only where and when lifeguards are on<br>\nduty. 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