A woman who was hospitalized in serious condition this Sunday after the sea crash in eastern Tenerife became the fourth fatal victim of this incident after dying in the early hours of the morning, according to information from 112, dependent on the Canary Islands government. Meanwhile, rescue teams this month continued the search for a possible missing person, according to testimony.
The tragedy occurred last Sunday, at 4 p.m., when at least seven people fell into the water, surprised by a storm surge. 112 immediately activated emergency resources. A maritime rescue helicopter located and rescued a living person from the water and recovered the body of a deceased person.
The emergency services on board the boat rescued a woman in cardiorespiratory arrest, as well as other bodies. The woman was taken to the muelle, where Canary Islands Emergency Service (SUC) personnel applied advanced resuscitation maneuvers. At that time, health workers managed to reverse the PCR and stabilize her before evacuating her in a medical ambulance for her air transfer to La Candelaria Hospital, in Santa Cruz de Tenerife, where she died around the 7th of this morning.
The SUC also helped other people who managed to get out of the water on their own, including a 39-year-old woman who was taken by ambulance to a hospital with moderate trauma.
According to the testimony of several witnesses who spoke on autonomous television, everything happened in a few seconds. “She was a ‘queen sálvese pueda,’” he explained. “The powerful infernos devastated everything in its path. We were very happy and even then we reached the beaches. Miré was behind and the pool was already full and there was no water.”
The relief equipment is being maintained this morning in search of a possible fifth victim, according to testimonies, although official sources exclude that there is, for the moment, information indicating a disappearance. A helicopter and Salvamar participate Menkalinan of Maritime Rescue, as well as the Special Group for Underwater Activities of the Civil Guard (GEAS) and the maritime service of the armed corps.
The General Emergency Department of the Canarian Government has kept the alert activated for coastal phenomena on several islands, including Tenerife, since the fifth day. Currently, the mayor of Santiago del Teide, Emilio Navarro, confirmed on Sunday evening that the area had been fenced and walled since the start of the alert.
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