Mom who was washed away by waves at Sea Point has sadly passed away

A woman who was swept off rocks into the ocean at Sea Point yesterday afternoon, has sadly passed away. The NSRI said her family were at her side.

“From all of the emergency services Condolences are conveyed to family and friends of a Sea Point mom who sadly passed away in hospital during the early hours of this morning – Wednesday, 5 July,” the NSRI said Wednesday morning in a statement.

A rescue had taken place yesterday after a witness, at Rocklands Beach, raised the alarm.

“It appears that the female was walking on rocks on the shoreline when it appeared that she may have been swept into the ocean by a wave,” the NSRI said in a statement on Tuesday.

Although emergency servies initially spotted the woman about 200m from shore, the sighting was lost due to the mist and fog that has covered Cape Town in the past couple of days.

An NSRI rescue craft finally saw the woman’s almost lifeless body about 500m from shore. She was bought on board and CPR administered. The woman was then taken to hospital where she was in critical condition, whilst authorities asked the public for any information in identifying her.

Today the NSRI revealed that “hospital staff were able to locate her family, we believe from a necklace she was wearing when she was brought to hospital by paramedics.”

Hospital staff have been commended for their tireless efforts through the night in trying to save her.

“Family has thanked all the emergency services involved in the rescue operation in Table Bay on Tuesday. Media are thanked for their efforts assisting in trying to locate her family. Family has respectfully appealed for privacy in this difficult time,” said the NSRI.

On Monday another tragedy occurred in the ocean off Sea Point when a 58-year-old visitor to South Africa was tragically killed after a tandem paragliding collision.

NSRI are appealing to the public to take heed of the full moon Spring tide that causes higher than normal high tides and lower than normal low tides.

“During winter months storm sea conditions can increase shoreline risks during the full moon and new moon Spring tides,” says the NSRI. “This full moon Spring will last into the next few days.