[Watch] Sea, sand and stuck: Motorist’s 4×4 adventure ends in Baggies Beach rescue

A tractor was needed to rescue a 4x4 motorist who got stuck in the sea on KZN’s South Coast, in clear violation of local by-laws.

December 15, 2025
Vusi Mthalane Less than a minute
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A screenshot of a video circulating on social media shows the bogged bakkie.

A motorist who drove a 4×4 bakkie into the sea at Warner Beach’s Baggies Beach today got more than they bargained for when the vehicle became stuck in the sand.

South Coast Sun reports that, according to eThekwini Municipality by-laws, only authorised officials, emergency vehicles and licensed boat-launching vehicles are permitted to drive on the beach.

The bakkie was eventually towed out by a tractor before police arrived.

Watch the incident unfold:

Read original story on www.citizen.co.za

December 15, 2025
Vusi Mthalane Less than a minute

Vusi Mthalane

Vusi Mthalane is a senior journalist with the South Coast Sun newspaper. With more than 13 years of newsroom experience, he covers stories that matter to communities along the South Coast, from Isipingo to Umgababa. His work has also appeared in The Witness, Zululand Fever, and the South Coast Fever.
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