An elderly man was resuscitated and taken to hospital after suffering a cardiac arrest at La Garita beach in Arrieta, located in the north of Lanzarote, yesterday afternoon (Friday).
The emergency alert was received at 5:03pm, prompting firefighters to head to the beach with a defibrillator.
When they arrived, a lifeguard was already performing cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) on the man at the shoreline.
Lifeguard and firefighters worked together
Firefighters moved the man to a safer position, where they could use the defibrillator and continue resuscitation efforts.
Two basic life-support ambulances and Local Police officers also attended the emergency in the municipality of Haría.
A doctor subsequently took charge of the medical response and coordinated the man’s treatment.
According to the Lanzarote Security and Emergencies Consortium, the patient was stabilised before being transferred to an ambulance for evacuation to Hospital Doctor José Molina Orosa in Arrecife.
His exact age and nationality have not been disclosed, and no further information about his condition following admission was available.
The circumstances leading to the cardiac arrest have not been established. Reports describe the man being treated at the shoreline but do not confirm that he had been swimming or was rescued from the water.
