Hikers reminded of dangers of hiking as tourist falls at Robberg Nature Reserve

PLETTENBERG BAY NEWS - While the Robberg Nature Reserve hiking trail is breathtaking, hikers have once again been reminded to heed warnings before taking on the walk after a tourist from the Netherlands sustained serious injuries in a fall along the trail.

Upon receiving the information that the 37-year-old woman fell on the trail near Island Beach, National Sea Rescue Institute (NSRI) volunteers in Plettenberg Bay launched into action.

The station commander, Jaco Kruger, said the crew were activated just before 17:30 on Wednesday 23 May.

"An NSRI rescue team hiked to the patient while the NSRI rescue craft Ray Farnham Rescuer was launched," Kruger said. He added that while hikers reached the patient, the rescue craft beached in the outgoing tide without incident. Western Cape Health emergency services were also notified.

"The patient, in a serious but stable condition, was secured onto a stretcher and taken onboard the NSRI rescue craft."

Read more in this week's Knysna-Plett Herald.

Hikers taking on the Robberg Nature Reserve hiking trail. Photos: Yolande Stander