A 48-year-old man was taken to hospital after being rescued from the sea at Playa Dorada in Lanzarote yesterday afternoon (Tuesday).
The emergency happened at the beach in Playa Blanca, in the municipality of Yaiza. A lifeguard contacted the Canary Islands’ emergency coordination centre just after 2:00pm to report that a man had been brought out of the water with symptoms of drowning.
The lifeguard provided initial assistance while the emergency response was coordinated.
Two ambulances sent to the beach
The Canary Islands’ emergency medical service dispatched a medicalised ambulance and a basic life-support ambulance.
On arrival, paramedics assessed and treated the man, whose symptoms were described as moderate at the time of the initial examination, subject to possible complications.
He was transferred by basic life-support ambulance to Hospital Doctor José Molina Orosa. Local Police officers also attended and helped with the emergency response.
The official report does not disclose the man’s nationality or explain how he got into difficulty. It provides no subsequent update on his condition.
