A 26-year-old hiker from Paarl died in the early hours of Saturday morning after falling on Lion’s Head.
Spokeswoman for Table Mountain National Park Merle Collins said the hiker, whose name has not been released, died after being fatally injured, following a 30m fall at 9pm on Friday night.
Collins said the hiker was on Lion’s Head with his girlfriend and her father.
“He took a different route and slipped and fell. The first rescuer on the scene, tried to secure him as the surface he landed on was very slippery, steep and unstable.
“The victim’s girlfriend, who was with him, said he was still alive after the fall. We were unable to extract him but secured him as best as we could. He died at 2am on Saturday and we were able to extract his body only at first light.”
Constable Noloyiso Rwexana, spokeswoman for Western Cape police, said an inquest docket had been opened.
EMS spokesman Zolani Zenzile said the victim, was hanging off the cliff, when rescuers arrived on the scene.
“It was difficult to rescue him, due to some technical problems. However, when we eventually got to him we discovered that he had multiple fractures to his body and he later died on the scene.”
Sunday Argus