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South Coast police and paramedics officially recognised for saving young girl’s life

The men are a tribute to our area.

June 8, 2017
Shona Aylward 1 minute read
Proud of their award are (from left) Glen Preston of Med-Evac Ambulance Service, Warrant Officer Rommel da Rosa and Warrant Officer Francious Pretorius, with Bear and Rob McKenzie of KZN EMS with their certificates.

TWO Search and Rescue members from the Port Shepstone K9 unit, Warrant Officers Francois Pretorius and Rommel da Rosa, together with Glen Preston from Med-Evac ambulance services, as well as Rob McKenzie and Harris Dlamini from Emergency Medical Services were presented with Certificates of Special Recognition from the MEC for Health, Dr Sibongeni Dhlomo last Friday evening.

KZN Health Department’s Head of Department Dr Sifiso Mtshali (far left) and actor Sihle Ndaba (second, from right) congratulates (from left) Glen Preston from Med-Evac, Warrant Officer Francois Pretorius from SAPS Search and Rescue, Robert Mckenzie and Harris Dlamini from Emergency Medical Services.

The KwaZulu-Natal Department of Health, under the leadership of MEC Dr Dhlomo, hosted the MEC’s Annual Service Excellence Awards (MASEA) ceremony at Inkosi Albert Luthuli International Convention Centre.

The team received certificates, a trophy and a monetary award for their  efforts.

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The five were commended for their brave efforts when they rescued an eight year old girl who had fallen down a steel pipe in the St Faiths area in September last year.

Proud team is (from left) Warrant Officer Francious Pretorius, Rob McKenzie of KZN EMS, Glen Preston of Med-Evac Ambulance Service with Warrant Officer Rommel da Rosa and Bear.

They responded to a call and arrived  at the scene, only to find that the child who was playing on top of the pipe, had fallen down the  1,5 metre length of steel pipe  and which was 40 cm in diameter.

Paramedics and police on the scene last year.

Jagged pieces of metal inside the pipe made the rescue attempt difficult, but they managed to take her out.  Fortunately she only sustained minor injuries.

Paramedics and police on the scene last year.

The rescuers had to use cooking oil to make the inside of the pipe slippery.

One rescuer then put his hand over the jagged piece of metal while the other managed to reach his hand down the pipe, behind the girls back and managed to grab her shoe.

Paramedics and police on the scene last year.

Then, with her assistance, they managed to manipulate her legs and untangle her out of the pipe.

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June 8, 2017
Shona Aylward 1 minute read

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Shona Aylward is a vastly experienced journalist working as a senior reporter. Aside from her extensive community involvement and story writing, she is also involved in creative page layout, and the various media platforms. Shona began her career with Caxton at the Southlands Sun. Previous to this she worked in the marketing industry for surf magazines. Shona is a renown 'greenie' and champions environmental causes. She is also Mom to a number of dogs and cats, and the occasional uninvited snake. When she can find some spare time, it's usually to the beach that she heads.
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