Overview
- The man, about 55 years old, collapsed and later died on Friday in an improvised settlement near Playa del Trampolín after NGO volunteers and 061 emergency teams carried out prolonged CPR and used a defibrillator.
- NGO MISSION LIFELINE says its team began resuscitation when alerted by a nephew, reported an initial emergency vehicle lacked medical equipment, and that a fully equipped ambulance arrived nearly an hour after the first call.
- Authorities have confirmed the death, Policía Nacional has opened an investigation, and an autopsy has been ordered to establish the definitive cause, with early reports suggesting a possible heart attack but not ruling out other causes.
- Reports differ on the man’s nationality—EL PAÍS and other outlets describe him as Moroccan while EFE and Faro de Vigo cite Algerian sources—but all accounts agree on his age, collapse near the settlement showers, and failed resuscitation efforts.
- Roughly 3,000 migrants live near Trampolín in cramped conditions with limited food and medical access, a situation that NGOs and the Red Cross say is stretching local health services and may prompt scrutiny of emergency response capacity.