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29-01-2025, 09:49 AM
The Minister for Territorial Policy, Territorial Cohesion, and Water, Manuel Miranda, has expressed the concern of the Canary Islands Government over “the high accident rate that continues to be recorded on the beaches and bathing areas of the islands, and especially over the tragic start of the year that we are experiencing, with six bathers dead in less than a month”. This was his statement after meeting this morning with Sebastián Quintana, president of the Association for the Prevention of Accidents in the Aquatic Environment 'Canarias, 1500 Km de Costa' in a working meeting that included the participation of the Director General of Emergencies, Fernando Figuereo.
Manuel Miranda agreed with Quintana in highlighting that all fatal incidents have occurred with pre-alerts declared, which is indicative of the imprudences that continue to be committed, and he insisted on the need to exercise extreme caution at sea and to respect the warnings of the civil protection authorities.
Both the Minister and the Director General of Emergencies thanked the "commendable work of dissemination" that `Canarias, 1500 Km de Costa´ has been carrying out in this regard over the last ten years, and confirmed that this year there will be a new public awareness campaign in the media and social networks, also aimed at the millions of tourists who visit us.
For his part, Sebastián Quintana stressed that most of the fatalities were foreigners visiting the islands, and raised the need to activate “a new strategy aimed at generating a culture and aquatic safety that involves the entire tourism sector and the different government departments with responsibilities not only in matters of emergencies, but also in education, health and tourism.”
TRAGIC January
Six people, aged between 49 and 80, have died during this month of January in incidents recorded on the Canary Islands coasts and during pre-alert situations for coastal phenomena declared by the General Directorate of Emergencies of the Government of the Canary Islands. During this same period, the Emergency and Security Coordination Centre (CECOES) 112 of the Government of the Canary Islands has recorded 33 incidents on the coasts of the islands related to bathers who have had difficulties getting out of the water, as well as fishermen or sportsmen who have found themselves in trouble due to the waves.
The first death occurred on El Berial beach , in the municipality of Adeje, in Tenerife, when several lifeguards rescued a man in cardiorespiratory arrest from the water on January 13. The following day, another man was rescued from the sea on Puerto Naos beach , in Los Llanos de Aridane, in La Palma, in cardiorespiratory arrest and, despite advanced resuscitation maneuvers carried out by personnel from the Canary Islands Emergency Service (SUC), his death was confirmed. On the 16th, emergency services assisted a woman on Esmeralda beach, in Pájara, in Fuerteventura, who was in trouble about 20 meters from the shore. After being rescued, health personnel confirmed her death after performing cardiorespiratory resuscitation maneuvers. On January 18, a fisherman died after falling into the sea on the coast of San Andrés y Sauces, in La Palma, and on the 21st, a bather died on the sand of Santiago beach, in Alajer , in La Gomera, after being rescued from the water in cardiac arrest. This Sunday, January 26, it was a bather who died in the natural pool area in the Barranquillo del Vino, in Gáldar, in Gran Canaria.
A search is currently underway for a person who fell into the sea off the coast of Haría, Lanzarote.
All these incidents recorded on the coasts of the islands have coincided with declarations of pre-alert situations for coastal phenomena by the General Directorate of Emergency of the Government of the Canary Islands , a situation that continues at that time throughout the archipelago .
For this reason, the Executive asks the population to take extreme precautions and stresses the importance of following the recommendations issued by the General Directorate of Emergencies to prevent any type of incident on the coast , such as avoiding standing at the end of docks or breakwaters, not fishing in risk areas, not bathing on remote beaches, on beaches with a red flag or in areas where there are strong waves and undertow, among others.
Manuel Miranda agreed with Quintana in highlighting that all fatal incidents have occurred with pre-alerts declared, which is indicative of the imprudences that continue to be committed, and he insisted on the need to exercise extreme caution at sea and to respect the warnings of the civil protection authorities.
Both the Minister and the Director General of Emergencies thanked the "commendable work of dissemination" that `Canarias, 1500 Km de Costa´ has been carrying out in this regard over the last ten years, and confirmed that this year there will be a new public awareness campaign in the media and social networks, also aimed at the millions of tourists who visit us.
For his part, Sebastián Quintana stressed that most of the fatalities were foreigners visiting the islands, and raised the need to activate “a new strategy aimed at generating a culture and aquatic safety that involves the entire tourism sector and the different government departments with responsibilities not only in matters of emergencies, but also in education, health and tourism.”
TRAGIC January
Six people, aged between 49 and 80, have died during this month of January in incidents recorded on the Canary Islands coasts and during pre-alert situations for coastal phenomena declared by the General Directorate of Emergencies of the Government of the Canary Islands. During this same period, the Emergency and Security Coordination Centre (CECOES) 112 of the Government of the Canary Islands has recorded 33 incidents on the coasts of the islands related to bathers who have had difficulties getting out of the water, as well as fishermen or sportsmen who have found themselves in trouble due to the waves.
The first death occurred on El Berial beach , in the municipality of Adeje, in Tenerife, when several lifeguards rescued a man in cardiorespiratory arrest from the water on January 13. The following day, another man was rescued from the sea on Puerto Naos beach , in Los Llanos de Aridane, in La Palma, in cardiorespiratory arrest and, despite advanced resuscitation maneuvers carried out by personnel from the Canary Islands Emergency Service (SUC), his death was confirmed. On the 16th, emergency services assisted a woman on Esmeralda beach, in Pájara, in Fuerteventura, who was in trouble about 20 meters from the shore. After being rescued, health personnel confirmed her death after performing cardiorespiratory resuscitation maneuvers. On January 18, a fisherman died after falling into the sea on the coast of San Andrés y Sauces, in La Palma, and on the 21st, a bather died on the sand of Santiago beach, in Alajer , in La Gomera, after being rescued from the water in cardiac arrest. This Sunday, January 26, it was a bather who died in the natural pool area in the Barranquillo del Vino, in Gáldar, in Gran Canaria.
A search is currently underway for a person who fell into the sea off the coast of Haría, Lanzarote.
All these incidents recorded on the coasts of the islands have coincided with declarations of pre-alert situations for coastal phenomena by the General Directorate of Emergency of the Government of the Canary Islands , a situation that continues at that time throughout the archipelago .
For this reason, the Executive asks the population to take extreme precautions and stresses the importance of following the recommendations issued by the General Directorate of Emergencies to prevent any type of incident on the coast , such as avoiding standing at the end of docks or breakwaters, not fishing in risk areas, not bathing on remote beaches, on beaches with a red flag or in areas where there are strong waves and undertow, among others.
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