CAPE TOWN – Western Province Lifesaving believes the drowning of two North-West pupils at the Camps bay Beach could have been avoided if a contract agreement had been signed with the City of Cape Town.
The agreement ensures paid lifeguards are stationed at Cape Town beaches.
Two boys were swept out to sea in a strong rip current while trying to save a fellow classmate last week.
There were was no lifeguards present at the time of the incident.
One boy survived after being rescued by a Johannesburg man.
Sijadu Mzozoyana accepted a certificate on Saturday for his brave rescue.
The search for the other two continues.
Western Province Lifesaving President Jurie Wessels says, “We’ve had an agreement with the city over the last five years whereby members of volunteer lifeguard clubs do paid lifesaving over certain periods of time in the year. The city’s amenities department has been stalling since April to get a contract into place.”
(Edited by Tamsin Wort)
http://ewn.co.za/2013/09/29/Camps-Bay-drowning-could-have-been-avoided
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