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Powerful wave kills 4 and leaves 1 missing at a popular seawater pool in Spain’s Tenerife
A tidal surge swept swimmers in a popular seawater pool at Los Gigantes, killing four and leaving one missing, with nine survivors including foreign tourists, officials said.
- 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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In the Canary Islands, on the very touristic island of Tenerife, the balance is heavier because of a single giant wave. It ran over a natural pool, dug into the rocks. More than three people died, one is missing. One injured was rescued in extremis. The site was however forbidden to swim. About 50 tourists bathed, while the area has been closed because of the swell for several days. (International).
Four people have died after a giant wave swept away bathers from a popular seawater pool in Tenerife.
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