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A local angler has been praised for his quick thinking and skill after he rescued a woman who went for a midnight swim at Dias Beach in Mossel Bay.
A spokesperson for the NSRI, Craig Lambinon, says the 31-year-old woman from George launched into the water for a midnight dip on Wednesday when she got caught in rip currents.
He says the fisherman cast his rod, with fishing line and a Kabeljou hook attached, in the direction of the woman and managed to hook her on her jeans and reel her towards the beach.
Once she reached waist-deep water, a local fisherman waded into the water and helped her out.
Lambinon said when paramedics arrived on the scene, the woman was safe on the beach and treated for non-fatal drowning symptoms.
