Cape Town – Search and rescue divers are currently searching for a 17-year-old teenager who disappeared while swimming in the surf at Jabula beach, St Lucia, located in northern KwaZulu-Natal on Saturday.
The teenage boy is believed to have been caught in rip currents before disappearing underwater.
The search efforts involve police divers, iSimangaliso Wetland Park rangers, and NSRI St Lucia.
“Police divers, assisted by iSimangaliso Wetland Park rangers and NSRI St Lucia are continuing in an ongoing search for the local male who went missing in the surf while swimming at Jabula Beach, St Lucia, and who we believe was caught in rip currents before disappearing under water on Saturday afternoon,” National Sea Rescue Institute (NSRI) St Lucia station commander Jan Hofman said.
In the same incident, a 14-year-old local boy was rescued by another individual.
Despite an extensive sea and shoreline search, there have been no signs of the missing 17-year-old.
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Compiled by Betha Madhomu
