WILDERNESS NEWS - A young woman (19) visiting George from Somerset-West has a local family, her friends and members of the NSRI Wilderness to thank for saving her life on Sunday afternoon, 17 January.
“My wife, Henrietha, son, Friedrich, and I were hiking the Kingfisher trail in Wilderness on Sunday afternoon when we encountered a group of youngsters trying to assist a young lady suffering from a severe asthma attack,” George resident Christo Engels told George Herald on Monday morning.
“She was already unconscious and in a serious condition.”
Not having any medical equipment or supplies, and with no cellphone reception, Engels had to think on his feet.
“I decided to run for help and to fetch my small boat to get the girl to an area more accessible to an ambulance. My wife and son tried to keep the girl as comfortable as possible and all of them assisted in carrying her back towards the river crossing where I could pick her up with the boat,” he said.
Fortunately for the young victim, NSRI Wilderness deputy station commander Mike Vonk was also hiking the same trail.
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