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Giant Wave at Tenerife Natural Pool Kills Three as Search Continues for Missing Person

Authorities are still searching for one person, underscoring the Canary Islands’ hazardous winter surf.

Overview

  • The surge hit the Isla Cangrejo natural pool near Los Gigantes on Sunday afternoon, sweeping swimmers and onlookers into the sea.
  • Emergency services recovered the bodies of two men and a woman, treated three injured people, and continued an active search for one missing person.
  • A sea-rescue helicopter pulled one survivor from the water and retrieved one body, and a woman in cardiac arrest was rescued by jetski, resuscitated onshore, and airlifted to hospital.
  • Officials had issued weekend alerts for dangerous waves, and several people who were swept away managed to reach shore on their own, according to media reports.
  • Local outlets say some victims may be foreign tourists, but nationalities remain unconfirmed; the incident follows similar deadly surf on November 8.