The National Sea Rescue Institute (NSRI) said its Simonstown duty crew had been notified of the incident at around 6pm‚ and dispatched its sea rescue craft Spirit of Surfski II to join an operation involving Cape Medical Response paramedics‚ a Police Sea Borderline Patrol boat‚ WC Government Health EMS‚ the EMS/AMS Skymed rescue helicopter and Wilderness Search and Rescue.
“Rescue resources arriving on the road side were not able to gain access to the vehicle which was approximately 150m down a cliff‚ on the shoreline‚ and partially submerged in the sea due to the barely accessible terrain‚” NSRI spokesperson Craig Lambinon.
“…a Police Sea Borderline Patrol boat‚ that arrived first from the sea side‚ was able to deploy a police officer onto the shore and he located one female in a critical condition at the vehicle and it was confirmed that she was the sole occupant of the vehicle.”
The officer was joined by a paramedic who had arrived with the Skymed rescue helicopter‚ “and they rendered emergency medical treatment”.
