After the rescue of a 14-year-old swimmer at Cape Vidal on Saturday, October 3, NSRI, SAPS Search and Rescue, and local air support launched an intensive search to find his missing 16-year-old friend.
As of late Thursday, October 8, it had been more than 100 hours since the teenager has was last seen.
The timeline below details how the search and rescue efforts have unfolded since the initial disappearance.
Saturday, Oct 3 (13:00 SAST)
Disappearance & Initial Emergency Response
Following a bystander rescue of a 14-year-old swimmer, his 16-year-old companion vanished in heavy surf. Emergency dispatch activated immediate shoreline sweeps.
Sunday, Oct 4 – Monday, Oct 5
Air, Land & Sea Operations Expanded
NSRI vessels, SAPS Search & Rescue teams, K9 units, and local air support scoured miles of Cape Vidal coastline. Both NSRI and SAPS confirmed no sightings or physical recovery were made during initial sweeps.
Tuesday, Oct 6
Coastal Sweeps Continue into Day 3
Wednesday, Oct 7
Search Enters Day 4
Search operations officially entered their fourth day on Wednesday morning, crossing the 85-hour milestone calculated from Saturday afternoon.
Thursday, Oct 8 (06:00 SAST)
Search Reaches 100-Hour Mark
Operations press into their fifth day with shoreline sweeps continuing as the search hits the 100-hour milestone by 6:00 AM SAST.
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