A 64-year-old diver in serious condition after suffering a near drowning in the port of Playa Blanca

He has been transferred in a medicalized ambulance to the Doctor José Molina Orosa Hospital

April 24 2023 (15:34 WEST)
Updated in April 24 2023 (16:26 WEST)
Doctor José Molina Orosa University Hospital. Public Investment.
Doctor José Molina Orosa University Hospital. Public Investment.

A 64-year-old diver is in serious condition after suffering a near drowning in the port area of Playa Blanca, in the municipality of Yaiza, as reported by the Canary Islands Government Emergency and Security Coordinating Center 1-1-2.

The affected person has been transferred in a medicalized ambulance of the Canary Emergency Service (SUC) to the Doctor José Molina Orosa Hospital.

The 1-1-2 was alerted at 13.09 hours that a diver had difficulty breathing after diving into the sea, so it activated the necessary emergency resources: personnel and ambulances of the SUC, as well as members of the Civil Guard and Local Police. 

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