32-year-old diving instructor seriously injured after suffering an accident in a dive

The incident took place on Playa Chica in Puerto del Carmen

August 24 2021 (15:15 WEST)
Updated in August 24 2021 (15:59 WEST)
Image of Playa Chica in Puerto del Carmen
Image of Playa Chica in Puerto del Carmen

A 32-year-old man has been transferred to the Molina Orosa Hospital in serious condition, after suffering an accident while diving in Playa Chica in Puerto del Carmen.

At approximately 12:04 p.m., the Canary Islands Government's Coordinating Center for Emergencies and Security (Cecoes) 1-1-2 received an alert reporting that a diving instructor was unwell and had difficulty breathing after a shallow dive.

Two SUC ambulances, one medicalized and one basic life support, as well as Civil Guard and Local Police officers, were dispatched to the scene. SUC personnel provided healthcare to the affected individual and transferred him in a medicalized ambulance to the Molina Orosa Hospital.

The Civil Guard and the Local Police collaborated with the health emergency service.

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