Overview
- The incident occurred Monday afternoon at Los Charcones near Playa Blanca while the two men were fishing from coastal rocks.
- Rescuers located Riccardo Rocco by helicopter, revived him after cardiac arrest, and airlifted him to Doctor José Molina Orosa Hospital in Arrecife, where he died hours later.
- His companion, identified in Italian reports as Giulio Favaretto, reached shore and was treated for hypothermia and minor injuries.
- The operation drew a surveillance helicopter, a rescue boat, firefighters on a jet ski, Civil Protection volunteers, Salvamento Marítimo personnel and Guardia Civil officers.
- Rocco’s relatives have traveled to Lanzarote for identification and repatriation as coverage notes forecasts of waves up to four metres that day and recent deadly incidents in Tenerife.