Earlier on Thursday IPSS Medical Rescue responded to reports of a drowning in progress, at an unprotected beach in Ballito.
On arrival of IPSS Medical Rescues advanced life support paramedics, crews worked to stabilise the patient. The man had reportedly been on a lunch break from construction work, when he went for a swim and got into difficulty. Eye witness accounts report that fishermen came to the mans rescue and brought him to shore.
Once stabilised, the man was transported to a nearby medical facility. Good work to all involved in this outcome.