Nic Stevens, NSRI Mykonos Station Commander, said: At 17h02 on Thursday, 1 January, NSRI Mykonos duty crew were activated following reports of CPR (cardiopulmonary resuscitation) efforts in progress at Langebaan Main Beach.
NSRI Mykonos crew, NSRI lifeguards, West Coast Medical Rescue, and the South African Police Service responded.
On arrival at the scene, it was found that a 26-year-old male, from Burundi, had reportedly been found floating lifeless in the water by a kiteboarder. The kiteboarder recovered the man to the beach, where a doctor from Germany, who was also a fellow kiteboarder, initiated CPR.
Paramedics continued with extensive CPR efforts, but after all attempts to resuscitate the man were exhausted, he was sadly declared deceased.
The body of the deceased man has been taken into the care of the Police and the Government Health Forensic Pathology Services.
The police have opened an inquest docket.
The circumstances leading to the incident have not yet been determined.
Condolences are conveyed to the family of the deceased man.
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