Woman rescued from Plett hiking trail
At 16:11, Friday, March 4, NSRI Plettenberg Bay duty crew were activated following a request for assistance for a female reportedly suffering from exhaustion while on a hike with her husband at Witsand on the Robberg Nature Reserve hiking trail.
The sea rescue craft Ray Farnham Rescuer was launched and on arrival at the beach at Robberg Nature Reserve NSRI rescuers hiked to Witsand where they found the patient, a 47-year -old German female, with her husband.
She was found to be a hypertensive patient and was also suffering from suspected heat exhaustion.
The patient was walked to the sea rescue craft while her husband went to fetch their vehicle at the parking area.
She was taken aboard the sea rescue craft and brought to the sea rescue station where she was further medically checked by the sea rescue duty doctor.
The woman was found to be in a stable and satisfactory condition and left requiring no further assistance.
Her husband arrived at the sea rescue base and they left together.
Source: Knysna Plett Herald News