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Date Published: 10/04/2024

Czech tourist drowns in Tenerife while taking photos of choppy waves

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The holidaymaker died after falling into the sea when he was trying to photograph the heavy swell

Czech tourist drowns in Tenerife while taking photos of choppy waves

A 53-year-old Czech tourist died this Wednesday in Puerto de la Cruz on Spain’s Tenerife, after falling into the sea while taking photos of the crashing waves in an area of natural pools. The man was swept into the water by a sudden swell, according to the Emergency Coordination Centre 112 of the Government of the Canary Islands (Cecoes).

The events occurred at 4.15pm Canary Islands time on Wednesday April 10, at high tide, when the Cecoes received the alert informing them of the fall. The Emergency and Rescue Group of the Government of the Canary Islands mobilised a rescue helicopter and picked the man up from the water but he was already in cardiorespiratory arrest.

A video uploaded by the 112 Canarias emergency services to the social network X shows how a member of the emergency team descends from a helicopter to try to hoist the man out of the water in the middle of a strong swell. Once in the aircraft, resuscitation manoeuvres were carried out during his transfer to the helipad in the town of La Guancha.

Fallece un varón de 53 años al caer al mar en la costa de Puerto de la Cruz en #Tenerife

➡️ Se precipitó mientras hacia fotos de la zona

➡️ El afectado fue rescatado del mar en parada cardiorrespiratoria por el helicóptero del #GES https://t.co/wECfU8Sfc1 pic.twitter.com/7QzbL3wPLT
— 1-1-2 Canarias (@112canarias) April 10, 2024

A SUC basic life support ambulance was waiting on the ground with a doctor and a nurse from the La Guancha health centre, who continued with CPR, but the man was confirmed dead a few minutes later.

The Canary Islands are on orange alert for strong waves and wind gusts of more than 90 kilometres per hour, which is why the Directorate General for Security and Emergencies of the Canary Islands Government has decreed a state of alert throughout the archipelago due to the risk of coastal flooding caused by waves crashing up onto promenades and roads close to the coastline during high tide.

Members of the public are advised to take extreme precautions and not to stand at the end of piers or jetties, or risk taking photographs or videos close to where the waves are breaking. They should also avoid driving on roads close to the beach line.

Image: 112 Canarias

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