Limpopo student goes missing at Umhlanga beach
A search for a Limpopo man who is presumed to have drowned at an Umhlanga beach in KwaZulu-Natal entered its second day on Tuesday.
The 23-year-old went missing while he was swimming at Eastmoor Crescent on Monday.
The NSRI's Craig Lambinon says lifeguards, rescue swimmers, police and metro officials were there.
"On arrival on the scene, NSRI rescue swimmers and eThekwini Umhlanga lifeguards launched into the surf using a Malibu rescue board and rescue torpedo buoys and free dive searched for a 23-year-old male from Limpopo, who had gone missing in the surf after being caught in rip currents while swimming.
"The search was joined by NSRI rescue craft. Despite an extensive sea and shoreline search, there remained no signs of the missing man."
Lambinon says it's understood the man was on a holiday.
"It appears that two brothers, from Limpopo and now living in Johannesburg, were visiting the Drakensberg on a holiday and were returning to Johannesburg. They had decided to go to the beach for a swim before their flight.
"One brother, age 23, who is studying at Limpopo University, had entered the water to swim. He appeared to be caught in rip currents."
