Emergency Call-out Reports - 2002

Below is a summary of emergency call-outs to which the Off-Road Rescue Unit has responded. The table refers only to emergency call-outs and does not include the Unit's other activities, such as training exercises, community service operations and radio communications at sporting events, etc. For more information on the Off-Road Rescue Unit, click here.
 

Off-Road Rescue Unit - Emergency Incidents Report - 2002

No.

Incident / Location

Date

What Happened

1/2002 Search for missing hiker
Magaliesberg, 
Northwest Province
9 Oct A 68-year-old hiker had become separated from his group and had got lost in the bush and fallen, injuring his head. MSAR and ORRU were called out to assist and successfully recovered the hiker. Read more on this incident here.

Links to other call-out reports: