SANTA CRUZ DE TENERIFE, Oct. 28 (EUROPA PRESS) –
The helicopter of the Emergency and Rescue Group (GES) of the Government of the Canary Islands rescued today, Saturday, a 23-year-old girl who fell into the sea after being swept away by the waves on the coast of Rojas, in the municipality of El Sauzal, in Tenerife. . Another 22-year-old girl and a 25-year-old boy were also treated with multiple erosions after falling on a rocky area.
As reported by the Emergency and Security Coordinating Center (Cecoes) 1-1-2, the event occurred minutes before 2:00 p.m., when the 1-1-2 operational room received an alert informing that three people, who were They were close to a viewpoint in the indicated area, they had been hit by the waves, two of them falling into the sea.
Cecoes immediately activated the necessary emergency resources and the rescue helicopter from the GES, Maritime Rescue, Tenerife Fire Department, a basic life support ambulance and another medical ambulance from the SUC, Civil Guard and Local Police were sent to the scene.
Upon the arrival of the first resources to the area, a woman had swam towards the open sea, separating herself from the surf zone, and a young man who was clinging to the rocks was helped by a companion from the excursion group to leave the area. out of danger and get back on the trail.
The firefighters deployed to the scene provided them with the first assistance and placed them in a safe area until the arrival of medical resources. The GES helicopter located and rescued the woman from the sea, who was transferred to land, to the area of the incident, where the SUC ambulances were located, to receive medical assistance.
The SUC health team assessed and provided initial health care to the three affected people and was responsible for their transfer to the Canary Islands University Hospital. All had minor erosions and injuries. For its part, the Local Police collaborated with emergency resources and the Civil Guard carried out the corresponding reports and procedures.
It so happens that in this same area a bather who was in trouble also had to be rescued today, Saturday, and who, due to the poor state of the sea, moved away from the shore, suffering various bruises of a moderate nature, although he was not It is necessary to transfer him to a health center.
