SANTA CRUZ DE TENERIFE, 15th Feb (EUROPA PRESS) –
The Emergency and Rescue Group (GES) of the Government of the Canary Islands airlifted two individuals in distress from the sea in the vicinity of Las Puntas, in the municipality of Frontera (El Hierro). Among them, a 45-year-old woman of Italian nationality was transported to Nuestra Señora de los Reyes Hospital in a grave condition, displaying symptoms of drowning.
The incident took place around 8:45 a.m. when the 1-1-2 operational room received an alert reporting a person falling into the sea, struggling, and unable to extricate themselves from the water, prompting immediate activation of the necessary emergency resources by Cecoes.
Upon arrival of the GES helicopter at the scene, it spotted two distressed individuals on the coast, with one having jumped into the sea to aid the fallen woman. Following their rescue, the helicopter airlifted them to the Hospital helipad, where a basic life support ambulance and another medical ambulance from the SUC were on standby.
The medical team evaluated and provided assistance to the woman, displaying signs of drowning, and transported her to the hospital’s emergency department where she was admitted in a serious condition. The other victim, a man approximately 45 years old of Italian descent, exhibited signs of hypothermia and minor abrasions.
