Tragedy at Pennington Beach: Three Dead, Three Still Missing After New Year’s Drownings

Tragedy at Pennington Beach: Three dead, three still missing after New Year’s drownings

The KwaZulu-Natal Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (Cogta) has confirmed a series of tragic drowning incidents at Pennington Beach and surrounding areas on New Year’s Day. MASS DROWNING AT PENNINGTON BEACH ON NEW YEAR’S DAY According to official reports, the Provincial Disaster Management Centre (PDMC) was alerted to a mass drowning incident at approximately 18:20 on Thursday, 1 January. A group of beachgoers was caug…

NSRI warns of spring tides as three still missing after mass drowning at Pennington Beach

Staff Reporter The National Sea Rescue Institute (NSRI) has warned the public to exercise extreme caution when swimming in the sea during spring tide conditions, following the mass drownings at Pennington Beach on New Year’s Day. “NSRI, Police, emergency services and lifeguards are appealing to the public to be cautious during this full moon Spring tide phase, where rip currents and sea currents can be stronger than normal,” the organisation sai…

Rescue teams continue search for three missing men in the sea off Pennington Beach

Rescue teams continue search for three missing men in the sea off Pennington Beach Ntandoyenkosi… Sat, 01/03/2026 - 15:29 BALLITO, KZN - Rescue teams are continuing the search for three young men believed to have drowned off the KwaZulu-Natal coast.Operations are concentrated at Pennington Beach on the South Coast, where authorities say the men were swept out to sea amid dangerous conditions.Meanwhile, four other people have been confirmed dead…

Three youths dead, three missing in 'mass drowning' at KZN's Pennington beach

Staff Reporter Three people have been confirmed dead and three young men remain missing after a mass drowning incident in rip currents at Pennington Beach on the KwaZulu-Natal south coast. Rescuers resumed the search at dawn on Friday, after the incident on New Year’s Day, when several swimmers were reported in distress near the tidal pool. The distress calls were answered by the National Sea Rescue Institute (NSRI), Rocky Bay rescue swimmers, p…