Santa Cruz de Tenerife 4 Mar. (Europa Press) –
On the night of Carnival in Santa Cruz de Tenerife, a 30-year-old male tragically lost his life during a brawl, with emergency services attending to a total of 151 incidents throughout the festivities.
The most significant event on Carnival’s Monday night was the fatal altercation, during which the young man received immediate medical attention. Despite efforts to stabilise and intubate him, he succumbed to his injuries en route to the University Hospital of Our Lady of Candelaria (Hunsc), as reported by the local council in a press release.
Authorities from the National Police managed to arrest an individual suspected of being connected to this incident, who has since been taken into custody.
Aside from this incident, during Carnival Monday night, a total of 151 individuals required assistance, comprising 133 adults and 18 minors, with 47.6 percent of cases attributed to excessive alcohol consumption.
In terms of traumas and falls, there were 29 reported incidents, while a dozen adults received attention for assaults. Additionally, 26 cases were related to health issues not associated with the carnival itself; and there were 11 instances of poisoning from narcotics.
Ultimately, 17 individuals needed to be referred to specialised centres for further diagnostic evaluations. Distribution by gender showed that 66 individuals treated were men, whereas 85 were women.
Seven Interventions
The Local Police issued a total of 69 reports for the possession or consumption of narcotics, with 50 of these coming from the canine unit in collaboration with the National Police at the Plaza de la Paz. They also provided assistance in numerous health-related cases and intervened in seven instances of aggressive behaviour.
In terms of preventative health services, the sector focused on minors, operated by the Spanish Red Cross alongside the Local Police Unit assigned to the Minor Prosecutor’s Office, managed to assist 20 minors, with 18 specifically in socio-health cases; 11 cases of alcohol consumption were recorded among minors.
At the Advanced Care Post (PAA), based in the Plaza de España and run by the Civil Protection Volunteer Group of Santa Cruz de Tenerife, 28 individuals were attended to.
Regarding two dedicated support points, the facility next to Plaza de España attended to 23 individuals seeking information, with no reports of sexual assault, gender-based, or domestic violence; while at the other point located within the Carnival Hospital, a special observation was made for a potential case of aggression, although this could not be verified.
Additionally, the personnel at the Arcoíris point addressed two incidents classified as potential LGBTIAFOBIA situations, and two homophobic incidents were reported earlier, which, after being referred to legal assistance, resulted in one leading to a complaint filed with the National Police.
There were also 11 individuals who sought information on the operation of this resource and related sexual matters.
In conclusion, on this night of Carnival, members of the Local Police, National Police, the Tenerife Fire Consortium, the Civil Protection Volunteer Santacrucera group supported by the Güímar Group, along with healthcare personnel from the Spanish Red Cross worked collaboratively. All activities were coordinated from the Advanced Command Post (PMA) situated at the Carnival Hospital in General Gutiérrez Mellado Plaza, located in the capital of Tenerife.
