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SUC medicalized helicopter transports a minor rescued from the sea in Fuerteventura.

A medicalized helicopter of the SUC has transferred a minor rescued from the sea in Fuerteventura.

This afternoon, at 13:58 p.m., the Emergency and Security Coordination Center (CECOES) 1-1-2 of the Government of the Canary Islands received an alert in which it was communicated that they had taken a minor from the sea who showed signs of drowning. It happened in Playa del Castillo, in El

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The oceanic heat wave causes an abrupt rise in the sea in the Canary Islands.

Since March, the Oceanographic Centre of the Canary Islands has confirmed an anomaly of one more degree


The Canary Islands are one of the regions of the planet affected by a marine heatwave since last March. It is a "very abrupt" episode that has raised the surface temperature of the ocean by half a degree in just one year, an unprecedented phenomenon since in situ measurements began in 1982.

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A sea scare a boat in La Graciosa.

Although there were moments of nervousness, especially among children, the ship docked without problems


A big scare. That was what took a part of the passage that returned from La Graciosa to Órzola, this Sunday, March 10, says Lancelot.



As stated in the video that runs through social networks, taken by one of the passengers of the ship, a wave entered through the stern of the Romero line ship as it entered the cove of the port of

I was in El Cotillo town this afternoon and the tide was only covering some of the rocks. I saw some "squares" in the sea which appear to be man made and look like rock. Anyone know what they are please.
I have seen something similar in Almeria, where small areas were made of rocks at the edge of the sea, many years ago, to catch fish when the tide went out.
I will try to take photos next time I see it.
Thanks in advance for any replies.ò

A woman dies after falling into the sea on the coast of Fuerteventura, on the Costa de Ajuy, municipality of Pájara on the afternoon of June 27, 2024, around 8:26 p.m.


Assessment of those affected provided by the SUC:

32-year-old woman, deceased
Intervening services activated by CECOES 1 1 2:

Emergency Group of the Cabildo of Fuerteventura
Canary Islands Emergency Service (SUC): basic life support ambulance and medicalized ambulance
Local Police
Civil Guard
Observations:

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BRITISH TOURIST DIES AFTER BEING SWEPT INTO THE WATER AT FAMOUS SEA CAVES
British tourist dies after being swept into the water at famous sea caves.

A 32-year-old British woman has died after being swept into the sea by a wave at the renowned sea caves in Ajuy, Fuerteventura. The incident occurred around 8:30 pm yesterday when a large wave hit four people sitting near the water's edge.

Three of them, aged between 18 and 26, managed to swim back to safety, however, the British woman cou

Has anyone visited the sea arch / cave at Los Molinos?  How far among the beach is it?  We have visited the village for lunch a few times, but it has always been high tide, so we did not explore further.  Looks like a good photo op.

Great caution is recommended when bathing on the west and north coasts of Fuerteventura

The force of the sea rises again this Sunday with waves that could reach 3 meters high and exceed this measure in some areas. The period between waves will be 14 to 2.5 meters, a combination that makes the series really big.

In this sense, great caution is recommended this Sunday in the bathing in the areas of El Cotillo, Los Molinos, La Playa del Viejo Rey or Cofete. In addition to less crowded beaches

Four people have been rescued from the sea when they were in distress on a beach in the north of Fuerteventura, one of whom is in serious condition with symptoms of drowning, 112 has reported.

The event took place at around 3:00 p.m., on the beach of El Moro, in the municipality of La Oliva.

The bathers were about a hundred meters from the coast when they called for help.

The personnel of the Red Cross Beach Rescue Service rescued three affected and another reached the shore by his own

The Territorial Information System of the Canary Islands and the update of the Census of discharges from land to sea, included in the Fuerteventura report of the Government of the Canary Islands, of June of this year, mark 40 points of discharges on the island.

The most common type of discharge is urban wastewater. In fact, half of the discharges are of this type, and almost a third are brine from desalination plants. The rest, a minority, are refrigeration and swimming pools.

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