German hiker collapses while hiking up Platterklip Gorge

A large team effort from the professionals and volunteers from Wilderness Search and Rescue resulted in the rescue of a foreign visitor who had collapsed while hiking up Platteklip Gorge on Monday evening.Reports indicate that the 38-year-old German hiker and several friends embarked on the popular trail shortly before 4pm on Monday.

Upon arrival, the ill hiker was assessed and treated by a paramedic before being assisted into the rescue stretcher. The rescue team then carefully navigated the steep trail in the dark, bringing her to safety with the use of a terrain-taming stretcher wheel together with a rope safety line. Reaching the bottom of the trail, the collapsed hiker was carried to a waiting ambulance and driven to hospital.Picture: Jason Collins / Wilderness Search and Rescue WSAR Western Cape / Facebook

Explore Cape Town and its surroundings with these incredible deals on cars for under R100 000. Find car listings‘We’re expecting large numbers of local and visiting outdoor enthusiasts to take advantage of the Easter long weekend,’ said WSAR spokesperson David Nel, who wished the German hiker a speedy recovery.WSAR’s golden rules:

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