Dainfern student revives cop after 8 minutes underwater

Young Dainfern Hero Honoured After Saving Police Officer’s Life

An unconscious police officer was brought ashore after a high school student, James, spotted him floating face down in the water. He had no pulse and wasn’t breathing. What James did next saved his life!   Eastern Cape, South Africa (27 January 2026) – Grade 11 student at Dainfern College in Johannesburg, James Smith, has earned his hero badge after saving a police officer. It happened over the school holidays, while he was visiting Kei Mouth in…

Dainfern student revives cop after 8 minutes underwater

Dainfern student revives cop after 8 minutes underwater Norman Cloete Tue, 01/27/2026 - 12:10 Seventeen-year-old Dainfern College student James Smith came to the rescue during the school holidays when he played a pivotal role in saving a police officer’s life after he had drowned while swimming in Kei Mouth, in the Eastern Cape. On 16 December, James and his family were holidaying in Kei Mouth when a trip to the beach became a horror scene…