Bitou municipal lifeguards, the NSRI sea rescue craft Airlink Rescuer and Ray Farnham, NSRI rescue swimmers, the SA Police Service, Medlife ambulance service and the NSRI station doctor responded.
A 51-year-old Austrian man was rescued from the water and CPR efforts were commenced on the man on the beach and these efforts were assisted by a Canadian doctor and by a German doctor who happened to be on the beach at the time.
Despite extensive CPR efforts, the man was declared deceased and his body taken into the care of the police and the forensic pathology services, and an inquest docket was opened.
Counsellor services are being provided to the wife of the deceased man, and tourism officials and the Austrian Consulate is assisting.
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