Rescuers and cableway personnel worked together during complex mountain operations that continued late into the night.
A large-scale wilderness search and rescue response unfolded on Table Mountain and the Helderberg Nature Reserve on Sunday evening after three separate mountain incidents left two people injured and one hiker dead following a fall from a rock face on Table Mountain.
The coordinated response, led through Wilderness Search And Rescue, drew in volunteer technical rescuers, paramedics, rangers, and specialist support units, with teams deployed across two mountain regions while operations were still unfolding.
Officials have said the evening underscored both the complexity of mountain rescue operations and the reliance on coordinated volunteer capacity across multiple agencies.
The first callout was received shortly before 4.30pm on Sunday after a 36-year-old woman sustained an ankle injury while descending Platteklip Gorge on Table Mountain.
