AN inquest docket has been opened by police following the recovery of an adult female’s body at North Beach on Friday, February 28.

According to the National Sea Rescue Institute (NSRI), they were called into action at midnight after two bodies were seen afloat at the back breakers in South Beach. Roy Wienand, NSRI Durban station commander, said “At approximately 23:30, Thursday, February 27, Isidingo Security had reported being on the scene where two persons were in the water, in the surf zone, at South Beach.”

The SA Police Services, Police Search and Rescue (Water Policing and Diving Services) and Metro Police Search and Rescue, responded to the scene. At 00:01 on Friday, February 28, the NSRI Durban duty crew was activated, leading to the launch of rescue craft Spirit of Surfski 6 along with their swimmers.

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“On arrival on the scene, a Metro Police Search and Rescue diver was in the water searching in the surf zone. The search area had shifted towards Durban North Beach. Our NSRI rescue craft joined in the search when the body of an adult female was located washing ashore in shallow surf,” said Wienand.

The body of the unidentified female was recovered from the water by police and handed over to Government Health Forensic Pathology Services while the search for the second victim continued. Wienand said an extensive sea and shoreline search for the second person who had been seen in the water, went on into the early hours of Friday morning with no success.

“An inquest docket has been opened by police. It remains unknown the circumstances surrounding this incident. Police divers are continuing in an ongoing search,” he added.

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