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One Dead, 15 Injured as Powerful Waves Sweep Visitors in Tenerife

Officials attribute the injuries to powerful swells under a coastal pre-alert, urging strict compliance with safety markings.

Overview

  • A woman died and nine people were injured, three seriously, after a wave knocked visitors from the pier in Puerto de la Cruz.
  • All injured from the pier incident were transported to medical centers for treatment following the coordinated emergency response.
  • Separately in Taganana’s Roque de Las Bodegas, six French tourists were hurt when a wave swept them into the water.
  • Emergency services mobilized at 11:36 with a medicalized helicopter and two basic life-support ambulances, transferring patients to the Candelaria and Canarias university hospitals.
  • Local and national police secured the scenes as 112 reiterated the coastal pre-alert and warned against entering cordoned areas or approaching breaking surf.