BYLINE: CARYN DOLLEY
TWO tourists hiking on Table Mountain got stuck on the same ledge as an American tourist had two days earlier, but fellow hikers helped them to safety.
The American became trapped on the ledge after taking a wrong turn while hiking in India Venster ravine on Tuesday. Rescuers who reached him hoped to guide him down the mountain, but he was too tired to continue walking and a helicopter lifted him down.
Yesterday, two more tourists, a man and a woman, got stuck on the ledge, said Kevin Tromp, a member of Wilderness Search and Rescue. They used their cellphones and called for help.
"Some hikers saw where they were and …
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