Overview
- In Puerto de la Cruz, ten people were swept into the sea as waves crashed over the waterfront, according to the regional government’s press office.
- A woman suffered cardiac arrest at the scene and died despite resuscitation attempts by paramedics.
- Nine others from the Puerto de la Cruz incident, including three French tourists, were taken to hospital with injuries described as partly serious.
- A separate surge at Playa del Roque de Las Bodegas left five people hospitalized with moderate injuries and one person treated on site.
- Emergency services, including SUC crews and a helicopter, responded as officials reiterated that Aemet issues ‘oleaje’ alerts but powerful swell can arrive suddenly and break near promenades and harbor walls.