{"id":9625,"date":"2021-05-04T17:28:55","date_gmt":"2021-05-04T17:28:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/?p=9625"},"modified":"2021-05-14T20:26:13","modified_gmt":"2021-05-14T20:26:13","slug":"pics-elderly-kzn-couple-spend-the-night-in-a-nature-reserve-after-getting-lost","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/all-news\/pics-elderly-kzn-couple-spend-the-night-in-a-nature-reserve-after-getting-lost","title":{"rendered":"PICS: Elderly KZN couple spend the night in a nature reserve after getting lost"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\">South-Africa<\/a>. <\/strong><\/span>Durban &#8211; An elderly couple who went hiking on Sunday at the Umtamvuna Nature Reserve near Port Edward, on the KZN South Coast, and ended up lost were rescued on Monday morning.<\/p>\n<p>According to Glen Preston from emergency services Med-Evac, the couple, aged 60 and 70, had left on Sunday morning to do the 14km hike.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSomewhere along the line they got lost and left the trail and ended up near a waterfall,\u201d said Preston.<\/p>\n<p>He said on Sunday afternoon family members raised the alarm bells about the couple\u2019s disappearance.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe immediately dispatched our members together with SAPS Search and Rescue.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe couple both had their cellphones with them but signal was very poor. From the little communication with them, we managed to tell them to get to the river, but they somehow went somewhere else.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-9625 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/all-news\/pics-elderly-kzn-couple-spend-the-night-in-a-nature-reserve-after-getting-lost\/attachment\/med_evac-width-800'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/sites\/31\/2021\/05\/med_evac.width-800-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/all-news\/pics-elderly-kzn-couple-spend-the-night-in-a-nature-reserve-after-getting-lost\/attachment\/download-4'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/sites\/31\/2021\/05\/download-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>Preston said rescue services searched for the couple until 2am on Monday, but to no avail.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAt first light on Monday morning we were back with rescue team but decided to do an aerial search with a helicopter. There is thick vegetation so it is very difficult to spot a person.<\/p>\n<p>Preston said on after the aerial search, they resumed the search on foot with the K9 dogs and found the couple after two hours.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cApart from being cold, exhausted and dehydrated they were in good health.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The family were extremely happy that the couple were found.<\/p>\n<p><b>IOL<\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; South-Africa. Durban &#8211; An elderly couple who went hiking on Sunday at the Umtamvuna Nature Reserve near Port Edward, on the KZN South Coast, and ended up lost were rescued on Monday morning. 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