A man dies by drowning in the Los Charcones area of Playa Blanca

The GES helicopter rescued the affected person and transferred him to land

April 13 2021 (20:34 WEST)
Updated in April 13 2021 (21:14 WEST)
Drowns in Los Charcones
Drowns in Los Charcones

A man has died by drowning this Tuesday afternoon in the Los Charcones area in the municipality of Yaiza. According to reports from the Cecoes, at approximately 6:15 p.m. they received an alert from a woman reporting that she could not locate her partner who was fishing in the mentioned area.

A helicopter and a rescue boat from the GES, an advanced life support ambulance, the Emergency Consortium, an ambulance and a boat from Emerlan, Maritime Rescue, Civil Guard, Local Police, and Civil Protection were dispatched to the scene.

The firefighters from the Consortium located the body of the affected person floating in the sea with signs of drowning and kept the body on the jet ski until the arrival of the rescue helicopter. Subsequently, the GES helicopter hoisted the affected person and transferred him to land, where the SUC ambulance was located, whose personnel could only confirm his death.

Drowning rescue in Los Charcones
Drowning rescue in Los Charcones

The rest of the emergency services dispatched to the scene collaborated in the incident.

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