Witnesses notified the National Sea Rescue Institute in Simon’s Town of something floating around.
Just after 8pm, the NSRI duty crew was activated.
According to Darren Zimmerman, NSRI Gordon’s Bay station commander, on arrival, two NSRI-rescue swimmers were deployed into the water and the body of an adult male was recovered from the water.
“Cape Town Fire and Rescue Services rescue divers assisted the NSRI-rescue swimmers in the recovery of the body,” said Zimmerman.
He said the body of the adult male was declared dead by paramedics.
“A police inquest docket has been opened and the circumstances were not known. The body has been taken into the care of the Forensic Pathology Services,” says Zimmerman.