Overview

• A 59-year-old woman from Barcelona died at Calafell’s Mas Mel beach after falling ill in the water despite lifeguard CPR and a three-unit SEM response.
• Emergency services confirmed the fatality lifted the count of deaths on Catalan beaches to 20 since the summer campaign began on June 15.
• In Mallorca, lifeguards at Platja de Muro resuscitated a 72-year-old German woman who suffered a cardiorespiratory arrest while leaving the sea before 061 transferred her to hospital.
• Municipal lifeguards in Lorca rescued two women caught by a current near a shore-side hole at Puntas de Calnegre, with both reported in good condition.
• Protección Civil and local officials urged beachgoers to choose supervised areas, follow lifeguard guidance, watch children closely, and call 112 at the first sign of trouble.