Police, NSRI comb Sodwana beach for missing man
From first light on Sunday the search continued
POLICE Search and Rescue divers will today (Tuesday) continue to comb the waters of Sodwana Bay in search of a missing Pretoria man.
Kevin Annandale (28) went missing while swimming on Saturday evening with two friends, and has not been seen since.
According to the National Sea Rescue Institute (NSRI) it appears Annandale and friends were caught up in rip currents and were swept out to sea.
His two companions managed to escape the deadly currents and swam to safety.
Sadly, Annandale is presumed drowned.
‘Local iSimangaliso Wetland Park personnel, Ezemvelo Marine Officers and the SA Police Service activated a shoreline search that lasted into the night using search lights, but no sign of the missing man could be found,’ said the NSRI’s Craig Lambinon.
‘From first light on Sunday the search continued, with local dive charter companies and fishermen contributing to search efforts,’ said Lambinon.
The ZO can report that members of the Empangeni SAPS K9 Search and Rescue team joined the search, but by sunset on Monday still had not been able to find him.
‘His family are being briefed by the authorities,’ Lambinon said.
‘The NSRI commends all that have contributed to the search and to the ongoing efforts.’
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