Working on a narrow mountainside at night, Western Cape Government Health and Wellness EMS paramedics carefully descended onto the exposed ledge in darkness
What began as a routine morning hike for a 50-year-old local man became a desperate race against time when he failed to return home later that afternoon. By late afternoon, his wife grew increasingly concerned when repeated calls went straight to voicemail.
Knowing the inherent dangers of the mountain terrain and with daylight beginning to fade, she called Wilderness Search and Rescue's emergency number: 021-937-0300.
Using the family's Life360 tracking application, the hiker's wife provided rescuers with an accurate GPS location for her husband.
"In an environment as vast and unforgiving as Table Mountain, that information changed everything," said David Nel, spokesperson for Wilderness Search and Rescue Western Cape.
