A 24-year-old man was taken to hospital yesterday afternoon, Monday 26th October, after being rescued from the sea at Playa de Las Burras, by Las Galletas in south Tenerife.
The emergency services received the alert at 5.15pm, reporting that a man had been brought out of the water and needed urgent medical assistance.
An ambulance was dispatched after the Canary Islands Emergency Service assessed the information provided by callers.
Paramedics examined and treated the man at the scene. He was showing symptoms of drowning, with his condition initially described as moderate, subject to complications.
After being stabilised, he was transferred by ambulance to Hospital del Sur for further care.
The circumstances that led to the rescue, and who helped the man out of the water, have not been disclosed. No further information about his condition or nationality have been released.
