US EditionPowerful wave kills 4 and leaves 1 missing at a popular seawater pool in Spain’s Tenerife
Four people died and one remains missing after a wave swept swimmers from a natural seawater pool at Los Gigantes, Tenerife, amid weather warnings for rough seas.
- On Monday, Spanish authorities said a powerful wave at the Isla Cangrejo / Crab Island natural seawater pool dragged four bathers to their deaths and left one missing.
- The Canary Islands had been under a weather warning since Friday with forecasts of waves between two and five meters, and one media outlet reported the pool had been closed since December 3 with residents saying swimmers ignored signage and fencing during rough conditions.
- Rescue crews responded with jet skis and helicopters, recovering several people including a 39-year-old woman with moderate trauma and one woman revived from cardiac arrest and airlifted by Maritime Rescue helicopter.
- Emilio Navarro, mayor of Santiago del Teide, offered condolences and said rescue crews continued Monday to search for the missing swimmer as emergency services remained on site, while officials called for stronger protections for holidaymakers.
- This incident follows other deadly wave events earlier this year, including last month and November 8, while regional government officials urge visitors to exercise ` 'extreme caution'` near coastal locations and warn of Isla Cangrejo pool vulnerability.
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A giant wave overwhelmed four tourists
Four people have died and one is missing after a powerful wave swept a group of swimmers out to sea at a popular seawater pool along the rocky west coast of the Spanish island of Tenerife.
Four people died and one remains missing after a powerful wave swept a group of swimmers out to sea at a popular saltwater pool on the Spanish island of Tenerife, Spanish authorities reported Monday. On Sunday, rescue teams recovered three bodies—a 35-year-old man, a 55-year-old woman, and another man whose identity has not been released—during a rescue operation that used jet skis and helicopters to locate and recover all those swept out to sea.
Powerful wave kills 4 and leaves 1 missing at a popular seawater pool in Spain’s Tenerife
Four people died and one remained missing after a powerful wave dragged a group of swimmers out to sea while they were in a popular seawater pool along the rocky, western coastline of the Spanish island of Tenerife, Spanish authorities said Monday.
A strong swell that hit the Canary Islands this weekend caused the death of four swimmers in Tenerife, on a coastal site appreciated by visitors. A fifth person is still hospitalized.
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