Update

GEORGE NEWS - The George Police have opened an inquest following the recovery of a woman's body from the water at Victoria Bay on Sunday afternoon, 28 September.

Despite extensive rescue efforts, the 39-year-old woman was declared dead on the scene. Her identity has yet to be formally confirmed.

According to the information available, the deceased was a nurse from the Northern Cape visiting George for a job interview. The police have traced her family members in Gauteng, who may assist with the formal identification process.

Rescue effort
According to preliminary reports, the National Sea Rescue Institute (NSRI) Wilderness' duty crew were activated following reports from some NSRI lifeguards of a drowning in progress.

These lifeguards had been conducting pre-summer training when some eyewitnesses alerted them to a woman in distress in the shallow surf, swimming alongside a man who managed to exit the water safely.

The lifeguards, with the help of two unidentified surfers, recovered the woman from the water and immediately began CPR. Despite all efforts, the paramedics declared the woman dead.

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