Hiking safety: How to stay safe on the trail
Although the incident concluded without further injury, the group’s decision to continue descending down the mountain without rescue assistance delayed medical assessment and treatment for the injured hiker.
A group of students called the Western Cape Wilderness Search and Rescue (WSAR) teams for assistance during their hike on Table Mountain this weekend after a member of their hiking party suffered an injury.
Assistance declined The group then declined any further assistance, and the rescue operation response was turned down.
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