Scuba divers rescued after drifting 18 nautical miles in heavy South Coast swells

Four scuba divers have been rescued off the KwaZulu-Natal South Coast after they went missing during a dive on Sunday.

The four - two local men and a father and daughter from Cape Town - drifted away from their charter boat amid large sea swells. Gary Wolmerans, the National Sea Rescue Institute Shelly Beach station commander, said the NSRI was alerted to the missing divers at around 10:30.South Africans need to be in the know if we want to create a prosperous future. News24 has kept the country informed for 25 years, and we're about to enter a new chapter of fearless journalism. Join our free subscription trial to unlock this story and a world of news aimed to inform, empower, and inspire.

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