One of the men who was dragged by the sea while fishing this month in Los Charcones (in the municipality of Yaiza, south of Lanzarote) died this month, according to the Lanzarote Emergency Consortium. The man, a 27-year-old Italian citizen living on the island, had to be rescued at sea. The other victim, of the same nationality, was able to get out of the water on his own and found himself in danger.
The deceased was rescued 500 meters from the area where he had been dragged by the cliffs when he suffered a cardiorespiratory arrest, a situation that I could not overcome, which is why he died in the aforementioned hospital, on the same bed where he was evacuated by helicopter.
This death is the most serious to occur since Sunday in the islands due to coastal phenomena recorded in the archipelago since the 5th. Last month, the fourth victim died in another sea surge, this time in Los Gigantes (east of Tenerife). Sunday after 4 p.m., at least seven people were in the water, surprised by the oil. 112 immediately activated emergency resources. Rescue teams located and rescued one living person from the water and recovered the bodies of three other deceased people. A fourth woman was able to be resuscitated after a cardiorespiratory arrest on the wharf of a nearby sports port and was transferred by helicopter to a hospital in Santa Cruz de Tenerife, although she died early in the morning.
The General Emergency Department of the Canary Islands Government has kept the alert activated for coastal phenomena on several islands, including Tenerife, since the fifth day. Currently, the mayor, Emilio Navarro, confirmed on Sunday evening that the area had been fenced and walled since the start of the alert.
This is why the Government of the Canary Islands, through the General Emergency Department, has emphatically reminded the city of the need to take extreme precautions on the coasts of the islands and emphasizes the importance of putting into practice self-protection advice to avoid risks at sea.
In the first 11 months of the year, 60 people died in the Canary Islands, seven fewer (10%) than in the same period of 2024, according to data prepared by the Association for the Prevention of Water Accidents in the Canary Islands, 1,500 km from the coast.
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