Man recovers from cardiorespiratory arrest after suffering drowning in a hotel pool

The incident occurred in Costa Teguise and the affected person has been transferred to the Molina Orosa Hospital in critical condition

July 14 2021 (16:29 WEST)
Updated in July 14 2021 (19:51 WEST)
Image of an ambulance at the Molina Orosa Hospital
Image of an ambulance at the Molina Orosa Hospital

A man has been revived from a cardiorespiratory arrest this Wednesday after suffering a drowning in the pool of a hotel in Costa Teguise. According to reports from the Coordinating Center for Emergencies and Security, the affected person, whose age has not been specified, was later transferred in a medicalized ambulance to the Doctor José Molina Orosa Hospital in critical condition.

In addition to personnel from the Canary Islands Emergency Service, agents of the Civil Guard attended the scene, collaborating with the emergency team and taking charge of the proceedings.

When the SUC personnel arrived at the hotel, the man was in cardiac arrest, so they performed cardiopulmonary resuscitation maneuvers and managed to recover him, after which he was transferred to the hospital.

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