Johannesburg – A Bellville father drowned while trying to rescue his two children who were swept up by a large wave at Glen Beach, near Camps Bay, Cape Town emergency services officials said on Monday.
Wilfred Solomons-Johannes from the City Disaster Risk Management Centre said lifeguards spotted the father in distress.
They then managed to rescue the children and pulled 45-year-old Anwar Hoosain out of the water.
He was unconscious and attempts to resuscitate him were unsuccessful.
The children were handed back to their mother. Trauma counsellors attended to the family. – Sapa