Drownings still a big concern, says City of Cape Town
The number of drowning incidents over this festive season has been heartbreaking, particularly when the circumstances in many cases suggest they could have been prevented.
A 63-year-old Cape Town resident drowned at Kalk Bay harbour over the weekend, bringing the number of fatal drowning incidents to 14 along the city’s coastline since December 1, the City of Cape Town said on Monday.
The man from Mitchell’s Plain was declared dead on the scene after apparently jumping from a jetty on Sunday just before before 8am. After being pulled out of the water by a worker in the area, paramedics performed Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) but the man was declared dead on the scene despite attempts to resuscitate him.
Source: citizen.co.za
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