Overview
- Emergency services confirm four fatalities after a wave struck the Isla Cangrejo natural pool in Los Gigantes on Sunday afternoon around 16:07 local time.
- Rescue operations involve Salvamento Marítimo’s Helimer, a GES helicopter, a SUC medical helicopter, Guardia Civil, Local Police, Tenerife firefighters, beach lifeguards and multiple ambulances.
- One victim who suffered cardiac arrest was resuscitated and airlifted to Hospital Nuestra Señora de La Candelaria but died overnight, and other injuries included a moderate head trauma treated at Hospiten Sur.
- The site had been closed to bathing since December 3 under a Canary Islands prealert for adverse coastal conditions, with fencing, tape and warnings posted in several languages.
- Search teams continue looking for at least one person reported missing, and municipal officials say some victims were tourists, with reported nationalities including Romanian and Slovak.