Rescuers recovered the deceased from the mountain before transporting the body by stretcher to a point below the cable car.
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.
Rescuers assist the injured hiker into a waiting ambulance while teams reset equipment following the long carry from Platteklip Gorge.
