Hout Bay diver missing - Duiker Island, South Africa

[DandyDon]

Hout Bay man goes missing while diving

A man in his early 20s is believed to have gone missing while scuba diving near Duiker Island on Sunday, August 2. An extensive search was launched by the National Sea Rescue Institute (NSRI) to find the Hout Bay man.

“At 1.23pm, NSRI Hout Bay and NSRI Kommetjie duty crews were activated and three NSRI Hout Bay sea rescue craft, Nadine Gordimer, Albie Matthews and Tintswalo Phoenix and the NSRI Kommetjie sea rescue craft Spirit of the Vines conducted an extensive search in the area,” the NSRI said in a statement. “The SA Police Services and a Police Dive Unit were activated and Police are investigating.”