A 26-year-old German man has been rescued from the water this Friday at approximately 10:30 a.m. The young man was fishing with a friend in the south of the island, in the area near the abandoned hotel, when he slipped and fell into the water.
The friend who was with him was at that moment looking for some material in the car. Apparently, he later managed to throw a pallet into the water and thus the affected person was able to stay afloat. In addition, he moved away from the coast, where the "sea was very rough", according to reports to La Voz from the Lanzarote Security and Emergency Consortium and from Emerlan. "He held on, because he went outwards and stayed afloat," explained the manager of the Consortium, Enrique Espinosa.
When the emergency teams arrived at the scene, they found the young man "clinging to the pallet". "He didn't want to let go, because of the nervousness he had, and an Emerlan rescuer had to jump in after him," they pointed out from the NGO.
Emerlan went to this place with its boat from its base in Puerto del Carmen. In addition, agents from the Security and Emergency Consortium, Civil Protection of Yaiza and Local Police were transferred to the area.
The affected person has been transferred to the Playa Blanca health center, where he will be evaluated. Apparently he did not suffer any damage, although he did have scratches and a "slight hypothermia."
This incident occurred 22 days after a young Galician man drowned in the same area. Javier Temprano Kiza, 26, was shellfish gathering with a friend when a strong wave threw him into the sea. His body was rescued hours later by the Special Group of Underwater Activities "GEAS" of the Civil Guard.
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