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A 12-Year-Old Boy Dies After Falling Into a Rocky Cliff Area in Castro Urdiales

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A 12-year-old boy has died after falling through a 20-metre rocky area in Cotolino (Castro Urdiales, Cantabria). The 112 Emergency Center received a warning at 9.45 p.m. on Tuesday that a child, a neighbor of the Basque Country, had rushed through a cliff zone while playing with a friend. The local police, Castro Firemen and 112 Firemen, the Civil Guard and Maritime Rescue with his helicopter were mobilized. After being located the child suffere…

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A 12-year-old boy, resident of the Basque Country, lost his life this Tuesday after rushing from a rocky area of about 20 meters in Cotolino, Castro Urdiales (Cantabria),...

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A 12-year-old boy died this Wednesday after falling from a cliff in Castro Urdiales (Cantabria). The minor was playing with a friend in the rocky spot of Cotolino, where high gorges abound on sea level, when he rushed late this Tuesday afternoon. The emergency team deployed managed to access the boy, who had a strong blow to the chest, and from there he was transferred by helicopter to the University Hospital Marqués de Valdecilla de Santander. …

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A 12-year-old boy has died after falling through a 20-metre rocky area in Cotolino (Castro Urdiales, Cantabria). The 112 Emergency Center received a warning at 9.45 p.m. on Tuesday that a child, a neighbor of the Basque Country, had rushed through a cliff zone while playing with a friend. The local police, Castro Firemen and 112 Firemen, the Civil Guard and Maritime Rescue with his helicopter were mobilized. After being located the child suffere…

·Madrid, Spain
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Some neighbors defend the need to install protective measures in the cliff area, while others, including the mayor, claim that it is unfeasible “because we would have to fence the entire Cantabrian coast”

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A tragic news has shaken the town of Castro Urdiales in Cantabria on Wednesday, August 6. A 12-year-old boy from the Basque Country lost his life after rushing down a cliff of about 20 meters. The event took place in the district of Cotolino, while the minor played with a friend. The accident occurred in a rocky area with difficult access. The alert arrived at the Government Emergency Center of Cantabria at 21.45 hours yesterday, Tuesday, August…

A child under 12 years of age and neighbor of the Basque Country, disappeared yesterday, falling to a rocky area in Cotolino (Castro Urdiales) has died in the Hospital Valdecilla de Santander, as a result of a cardiorespiratory stop and after suffering a strong...

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EL ESPAÑOL broke the news in Spain on Wednesday, August 6, 2025.
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