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.
28 Apr 2025 | From Arrive Alive
Emergency services responded to the scene of a head-on crash collision on the R27 near Koeberg Power Station.
Sadly 3 fatalities
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Why do we have so many head-on crashes and how can we prevent them? https://t.co/3Nry7CIZbX #ArriveAlive #DistractedDriving #DriverTiredness
28 Apr 2025 | From Arrive Alive
Just after 3pm on Monday afternoon ALS Paramedics responded to numerous calls of a shooting incident on the R603 near Adam's Mission and Illovu South of Durban.
Paramedics arrived on the scene to find a shooting incident had occurred on the R603 when it is alleged that a family vehicle had broken
28 Apr 2025 | From Arrive Alive
An elderly couple and their grandchild sustained moderate injuries this afternoon when their vehicle overturned after striking a pothole on the R102 near Glen Anil.
According to reports, the vehicle hit a pothole, causing the driver to lose control and the car to overturn. Several concerned motorists
28 Apr 2025 | From Arrive Alive
A family of three has been shot in Illovu on the KZN South Coast.
The father and son have passed away. Paramedics are treating the mother.
They were attacked while waiting for their car to be repaired, after it broke down in the area.
Police are searching for the gunmen.
Source: X - @DasenThathiah
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28 Apr 2025 | From Arrive Alive
KZN VIP Emergency services responded to a serious motor vehicle collision on the M4 Ruth First Highway before the Virginia offramp, which left five female occupants with serious injuries.
At approximately 23h45pm, the KZNVIP Emergency Control Centre received multiple reports of a high-impact collision
28 Apr 2025 | From Arrive Alive
The Limpopo Department of Transport and Community Safety is cracking down on reckless driving! Recent arrests include 2 drivers who sped at 198km/h and 199km/h in a 120km/h zone on the N1 near Bela-Bela.
Speeding is a leading cause of road fatalities. Let's work together to make our roads safer!
28 Apr 2025 | From Arrive Alive
On Saturday, 26 April 2025, the South African Police Service (SAPS) in Tshwane continued with their disruptive crime prevention operations by conducted Operation Shanela in the precincts of Atteridgeville and Erasmia.
Under the command of Major-General Samuel Thine, District Commissioner of Tshwane,
28 Apr 2025 | From Arrive Alive
In the early hours of Sunday morning, Mi7’s Emergency Medical Services responded to a devastating single-vehicle accident on Eddie Hagen Drive in Cato Ridge.
An ambulance based at Hibiscus Hospital Cato Ridge, together with an Advanced Life Support (ALS) rapid response vehicle, was immediately
28 Apr 2025 | From Arrive Alive
Mi7’s Emergency Medical Services attended a tragic scene in Edendale yesterday evening, where a tanker truck transporting drinking water lost control, veered off the roadway, and collided with two residential homes.
Upon arrival, Mi7 EMS crews found widespread devastation. Other emergency service