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FROM LEFT: Tammy Pasensie, Mollieny Mushayi and Lakin Seconds
SOUTH32 BOOSTS WATERSAFETY EDUCATION IN RICHARDS BAY
Thanks to support from SOUTH32, two new water-safety instructors are now presenting educational workshops to learners in the Richards Bay area. The programme includes peer rescue, dangerous currents, planning for water safety, hands-on CPR and the importance of the Pink Rescue Buoy project. Phelelani Nene, a marine engineer, is based at the Unizulu Science Centre and all learners who visit the centre will receive a free age-appropriate water safety lesson as part of their visit. Sea Rescue volunteer and sailing instructor Mncedisi Hlalatu will be visiting schools in the greater King Cetshwayo area where there are approximately 40 fatal drownings each year. According to Unizulu SC director Dr. Derek Fish, Phelelani’s presentations have become an intergral part of the Science Centre. New water-safety instructors Phelelani Nene and Mncedisi Hlalatu are presenting educational workshops to learners in the Richards Bay area.
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SEA RESCUE AUTUMN 2020
On New Year’s Day this year, Station 16 (Strandfontein) volunteers assisted a woman who gave birth at the base. At about 3pm, Mollieny Mushayi, 27, arrived at the base and reported having contractions. Fourth-year medical student Lakin Seconds (the daughter of Statcom Vaughn Seconds), and Tammy Pasensie, an ECP (emergency care practitioner) paramedic student, both on standby, sprang into action to assist her. Forty minutes later Mollieny gave birth to a baby boy. Lakin says this was her first delivery, and it was an amazing experience to bring a new baby into the world. ‘It was so surreal. I thought we had more time… I went to her, thinking we only had to check vitals and make sure she was okay while we waited for the ambulance. But I hadn’t anticipated that we would be delivering the baby ourselves. ‘It reminded me that I chose the right the right profession,’ she adds. ‘I couldn’t have asked to start the year a better way. I am so blessed to have been involved in this little miracle.’ Mom and baby were transported to hospital by Netcare 911.
PHOTOGRAPHS: ANDREW INGRAM, SUPPLIED
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