Overview

• The incident occurred on Saturday, September 6, at Santa Justa beach in Ubiarco, Cantabria.
• The rescued couple are identified as Joaquín C., 79, and his wife Olga, 67, with her initial reported inconsistently as S. or G.
• Both describe believing they would die, saying they “saw themselves as dead” and that without José they “would not have made it out.”
• The rescuer is described as an off-duty member of the Ertzaintza from Muskiz who entered the sea to pull them to safety.
• The latest coverage consists of first-person interviews published September 13 by El Diario Montañés and El Correo, and it includes no official statements or follow-up actions.