'Run!': killer wave warning came too late for 93-year-old woman in Wilderness

A huge wave crashed over the parking lot and swept the granny, her daughter and a friend off their feet in Wilderness on the Garden Route

18 September 2023 - 20:58 By Kim Swartz

As they turned their backs to the ocean after stopping to take photos, somebody shouted “run”. ..

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