Overview
- Waves swept bathers from the Isla Cangrejo natural pool in Los Gigantes, Santiago del Teide, shortly after 16:00 local time.
- The emergency coordination center gave a provisional toll of four fatalities with one person unaccounted for, while some outlets reported at least three deaths and more missing as figures evolve.
- A person in cardiopulmonary arrest was resuscitated by medical teams and airlifted by the SUC helicopter to Hospital Universitario Nuestra Señora de La Candelaria.
- A large multi-agency operation deployed three helicopters, ambulances, Guardia Civil and local police, with searches complicated by low light and a temporary helicopter maintenance pause.
- Authorities are investigating the incident, which comes during a year with high drowning numbers in the Canary Islands and recurring risks at unguarded natural bathing sites popular with tourists.