The search by the National Sea Rescue Institute (NSRI) continues for an 18-year-old boy from Delft who has gone missing at sea after last being seen at Bakoven rocks.

The NSRI said police divers known as the Water Policing and Diving Services (WPDS), are continuing in ongoing search efforts to find the teenager.

They explained that during the early hours of Saturday morning the Western Cape Government Health EMS Metro Control, NSRI, Emergency Operations Centre, the police’s Water Policing and Diving Services, City Law Enforcement and NSRI Bakoven duty controllers, were alerted to a teenager reported to be missing at Bakoven rocks, suspected be missing in the water.

The teen had been with a group of young adults who had been on the rocks, at Bakoven, when he went missing at sea.

“Shoreline patrols and investigations along rocks and in the area around Bakoven revealed no signs of the teenager where it became increasingly evident that he may have slipped off rocks into the water during the incoming high tide,” the NSRI explained.

“The SA Police Services, Police divers (WPDS), Law Enforcement, EMS Metro Rescue, and an EMS Metro Rescue drone unit, and NSRI Bakoven rescue swimmers, attended at the scene conducting extensive search efforts, supported by the NSRI Bakoven rescue craft Gemini Legend that was launched to assist in the search.

“Despite extensive air, sea and shoreline search efforts there remains no signs of the missing teenager.”

Police have since opened an investigation while the search efforts are ongoing.

“Thoughts, care and compassion are with family and friends of the missing teenager in this difficult time,” the NSRI stated.

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