Two young boys were saved from drowning at a Glencairn tidal pool, pictured, on Monday December 2, and taken to hospital - one in critical condition and the other in a serious but stable condition. File picture.
Two young boys were saved from drowning at a Glencairn tidal pool on Monday December 2 and taken to hospital,one in critical condition and the other in a serious but stable condition.
National Sea Rescue Institute (NSRI) spokesman Craig Lambinon said the boys were reportedly on a school excursion and supervised by teachers, carers, and members from a non-profit organisation who reportedly saved them from the tidal pool.
He said the NSRI Simon’s Town crew was called to assist Cape Medical Response (CMR) at Glencairn Beach where CPR was being performed on a 9-year-old boy who had been rescued from the tidal pool.
Upon arrival, two Australian doctors, possibly from the non-profit and with the group, had performed CPR on one boy, restoring his pulse and breathing, though he remained in critical condition.
The doctors were assisted by CMR paramedics.
The NSRI crew assisted on the scene and with establishing a landing zone for the EMS/AMS Skymed helicopter, which airlifted the 9-year-old boy to hospital.
The second boy, who was in a serious but stable condition, was transported to hospital by CMR.
Details surrounding the incident, including the involvement of a local school, the non-profit, and the two doctors, are not clear, said Mr Lambinon..
“We believe that the 9-year-old child remains in a critical condition in the care of doctors and nurses in hospital but is believed to be stable. Thoughts are with the family of the child in this difficult time,” Mr Lambinon said.