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19/06/2026

George Golf Club Newsletter

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25/05/2026

NSRI – Wilderness – Sunday, 24 May. Response after unidentified flying object lands in the sea offshore of Wildereness:


Jonathan Britton, NSRI Wilderness station commander, said:

At 10h17, Saturday, 23 May, NSRI Wilderness duty crew were activated following eyewitness reports of an unidentified object landing in the sea about a nautical mile offshore of The Steps, Wilderness Beach.

A video of the unidentified object landing in the water was sent to NSRI for examination.

Our duty crew responded to our NSRI Wilderness station 23 rescue base where we launched the NSRI rescue craft Ann Stratford while our NSRI rescue vehicle responded to Dolphin Point to get visuals.

ARCC (Aeronautical Rescue Coordination Centre) were alerted and they distributed the video in efforts to determine what the flying object may be, which included SAWS (SA Weather Services) examining if it may be a weather balloon, and investigations by aeronautical authorities and ATC (Air Traffic Control) to determine if it may possibly be a large drone.

On the NSRI rescue craft arriving on the scene, following a brief search, the object was located and confirmed to be large helium party balloons.

The party balloons were recovered for disposal.

The eyewitnesses that raised the alarm are commended for their vigilance.

The operation was completed at 11h29.

22/05/2026

George Golf Club Newsletter
Course Update
Sandra Winter Triumphs at 2026 Senior Women’s Nationals Championship
Southern Cape Seniors won the A Section of the Senior Inter-Provincial Tournament.

19/05/2026

NSRI – Mossel Bay – Tuesday, 19 May. A local man is sadly deceased:


Michelle Roos, NSRI Mossel Bay duty coxswain, said:

At 16h55, Monday, 18 May, NSRI Mossel Bay duty crew were activated following eyewitness reports of a man who appeared to may have fallen from rocks into the sea at The Point, Mossel Bay.

NSRI rescue swimmers responded directly to the scene while NSRI crew responded to our NSRI Mossel Bay station 15 rescue base to prepare to launch rescue craft.

Mossel Bay Fire and Rescue Services, the SA Police Services, ER24 ambulance services and WC Government Health EMS rescue squad responded.

While responding to the scene eyewitnesses reported a man, a local Good Samaritan, had entered the water and he had been able to rescue the casualty to the shoreline where bystander CPR (Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation) efforts were in progress.

Our NSRI rescue vehicle responded.

NSRI crew arriving on the scene continued with CPR and were joined by paramedics.

After all efforts to resuscitate the 79 year old local man were exhausted sadly the man was declared deceased.

The body of the deceased man has been taken into the care of Police and Government Health Forensic Pathology Services.

Police have opened an Inquest docket.

Condolences are conveyed to family of the deceased man.

NSRI has commended the local bystander Good Samaritan that rescued the man and who had initiated CPR.