MADRID – Three people died on Nov 8 in separate incidents linked to rough seas on the Spanish holiday island of Tenerife, local emergency services said.
A rescue helicopter airlifted a man who had fallen into the water at a beach in the northern municipality of La Guancha, but he was pronounced dead on arrival, emergency services said.
Earlier, a man was found floating at El Cabezo beach in southern Tenerife. Lifeguards and medical staff tried to resuscitate him, but he was pronounced dead at the scene.
A wave at a pier in Puerto de la Cruz in northern Tenerife swept 10 people into the sea.
Police and bystanders rescued the group, but one woman suffered a heart attack and could not be revived. Three others from the group were seriously injured and taken to hospital for treatment.
The Canary Islands, a Spanish archipelago off the north-west coast of Africa that includes Tenerife, is on alert for coastal hazards.
In June 2024, British teenager Jay Slater, was found dead on Tenerife. A coroner concluded that he died accidentally from a fall. AFP