Fisherman swept off rocks in Port Alfred - Search underway

Fisherman swept off rocks in Port Alfred - Search underway

The search is on for a 25-year-old fisherman who was washed away by waves into the Kowie River Mouth, in Port Alfred yesterday evening (13 August 2025). Various rescue services including the National Sea Rescue Institute (NSRI) and the South African Police Service’s divers initiated a rescue mission after 8pm when alerted of the local fisherman losing his battle against the choppy waves. The local was seen fishing along the shoreline of the West…