52-Year-Old Man Dies After Ski Boat Capsizes at Breede River, Western Cape
- A Western Cape man has tragically died after his ski boat overturned in Agulhas, southeast of Cape Town
- It is alleged that the ski boat had four people on it, including a father, his two daughters and another man
- Eyewitnesses reported the incident to the National Sea and Rescue Institute (NSRI) on Saturday
A 52-year-old man has died after a ski boat capsized at the Breede River Mouth, Witsand. The tragic incident occurred on Saturday, 6 September 2025, in the Western Cape.
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How did the incident occur?
Eyewitnesses reported the incident to the National Sea and Rescue Institute (NSRI). It is reported that four people were on the boat. The 52-year-old father, his two daughters and a male believed to be in his 30s were all rescued from the water.
The 52-year-old man was found unresponsive. All four were taken to the NSRI base, where a doctor performed CPR on the father. Attempts to resuscitate the man were unsuccessful, and he was declared dead.
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The other three individuals were not injured in the incident. Authorities are still searching for the boat. The body of the 52-year-old father was taken to the government health forensic pathology services.
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What you need to know about drowning incidents in SA
- A teenager from Sonderwater in Sebokeng, Emfuleni, lost his life after trying to save his friend from drowning. The boy's mother reported her son missing on 13 January 2025 after she heard that he had drowned.
- An 11-year-old boy lost his life after allegedly drowning at a construction site in Odendaalsrus, Free State. The incident happened while the little boy was playing with his friends at the construction site when he got stuck in the mud.
- Two best friends, both aged 11, tragically drowned in a dam behind Mega City in Duduza on Thursday. The boys, who lived in the Zamane Section near the dam, had gone missing the previous afternoon after returning home from school.
- Two people were declared dead after two separate drowning incidents on the South Coast, KwaZulu-Natal. A Good Samaritan tried in vain to rescue two people who were caught in rip currents.
- A woman tragically drowned when she slipped into the raging water near the Uvongo Falls and was swept away by the current. The strong current and floating debris made rescue efforts impossible, and her body was not recovered.
- A 38-year-old father drowned while trying to rescue his 11-year-old son at a beach on the south coast in KwaZulu-Natal. The man was declared dead by paramedics, and the child was transported to the hospital in a serious but stable condition.
KZN toddler drowns in residential pool
In another article, Briefly News reported that a two-year-old boy had tragically drowned in a residential pool on Admiral Road, The Bluff, KwaZulu-Natal.
The youngster was found floating in the pool by neighbours, who pulled him out. South Africans expressed their sadness but also questioned where the parents were.
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