Emergency evacuation for several hikers
03 January 2023 | From Arrive Alive
It's been a super busy day with rescues for the Western Cape Department of Health EMS/AMS rescue helicopter on the 2nd day 2023. For the first rescue, the helicopter was dispatched to Platteklip Gorge to airlift a hiker who collapsed while hiking. The patient was airlifted & handed over to the local METRO ambulance crew for further treatment. While busy with this rescue the helicopter was dispatched to Karbonkelberg, Hout Bay to airlift a dehydrated patient.
The patient was handed over to the ground crew for further treatment. Shortly after returning to base, the rescue helicopter was again dispatched for a mountain at Diagonal hiking trail, Camps Bay. Four patients found themselves stuck on a ledge & needed to be extracted & airlifted from the mountain.
The patient was handed over to the ground crew for further treatment. After completion of this rescue the helicopter was dispatched to Seaforth Beach, Simon's Town. A 2 year old patient was airlifted from the beach to Red Cross War Memorial Children's Hospital. Our thoughts & well wishes are with the patients for a speedy recovery. We urge everyone to be safe while enjoying the beautiful Cape Town weather.
Thank you to all the rescue crew working together to ensure everyone's safety Wilderness Search And Rescue WSAR Western Cape
Images credit: Donovan Kohl & Lindsey Cyster.
11 Nov 2026 | From Arrive Alive
Law Enforcement personnel are currently on the scene of a fatal two-vehicle accident on the N3 between Modderfontein and London Road.
The incident involved a container truck and a panel van. Preliminary reports indicate both vehicles were travelling northbound when the incident occurred; the truck
11 Nov 2026 | From Arrive Alive
Garden Route Wildfire Alert 1: Melkhoutfontein (Hessequa)*
Issued on 11 November 2026 at 14h30_
Garden Route District Municipality (GRDM) firefighters are currently responding to a wildfire near Melkhoutfontein, close to Still Bay. The wildfire is spreading in an easterly direction, driven by strong
11 Nov 2026 | From Arrive Alive
Motorists travelling along the R45 between Paarl and Durbanville are being warned to remain alert following an incident in which stones were allegedly thrown at passing vehicles.
According to a motorist who shared the warning, they were travelling behind a group of approximately four tourist vehicles
11 Nov 2026 | From Arrive Alive
The South African Police Service (SAPS) in the Northern Cape has arrested five suspects following the discovery of a live adult pangolin during a routine vehicle search in the Kuruman Central Business District (CBD).
The Kuruman Highway Patrol members arrested four males, aged between 24 and 43, and
11 Nov 2026 | From Arrive Alive
On Tuesday morning at approximately 08:48, the CERT Centurion crews responded to a motor vehicle collision on Alexander Road, near Jean Avenue, Centurion.
The collision involved two light motor vehicles and a motorcycle.
Upon arrival, crews found that the motorcycle rider had sustained fatal injuries
11 Nov 2026 | From Arrive Alive
On Wednesday morning at approximately 08:00, the CERT Centurion crews responded to a head-on collision involving two light motor vehicles on the M10 (Wierda Road), near the N14.
Three people sustained injuries, two seriously and one with minor injuries.
Two patients required extrication using hydraulic
11 Nov 2026 | From Arrive Alive
The South African Guild of Mobility Journalists (SAGMJ) has announced Bridgestone Southern Africa as the new headline sponsor of the prestigious South African Car of the Year (COTY) competition, marking a new chapter for one of the country’s longest-running and most respected automotive awards.
11 Nov 2026 | From Arrive Alive
INCIDENT REPORT: Motor Vehicle Accident in Monte Vista
Location: Engen garage entrance, Montague Drive, Monte Vista
Date: 11 November 2026
Our officer, A. Oberholzer, reported a motor vehicle accident at the above-mentioned location and requested assistance. Officers K. Mongie and H. Fourie
11 Nov 2026 | From Arrive Alive
Two motor vehicle accidents occurred on Louis Fourie Road this morning:
* Near Agri in Voorbaai, Louis Fourie and Industrie Road
* At 11th Avenue, near the Provincial Hospital turn-off
Both accidents have caused traffic delays. Emergency services are attending to the scenes, and emergency vehicles