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Fourth Death Confirmed After Wave Sweeps Bathers From Tenerife Natural Pool as Search Continues

Authorities had issued a coastal prealert days earlier urging people to avoid hazardous shorelines.

Overview

  • The latest update reports four fatalities after a powerful wave struck the natural pool at Isla Cangrejo in Los Gigantes, Santiago del Teide, around 16:00 on Sunday.
  • Government of the Canary Islands sources say one person remains missing, with search operations continuing following overnight efforts.
  • Emergency teams resuscitated a woman who was airlifted to Hospital Universitario Nuestra Señora de La Candelaria, and a 39-year-old woman with moderate head trauma was taken to Hospiten Sur.
  • A large multi-agency operation deployed three helicopters, rescue boats, multiple ambulances, police, and firefighters, with several people also reaching safety on their own.
  • The incident followed an active regional warning for adverse coastal conditions that advised the public to stay away from exposed shorelines.