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Three Dead, About 15 Injured as Tidal Surge Sweeps People Into Sea Across Tenerife

Officials keep coastal hazard alerts in force, urging people to stay off piers and breakwaters.

Overview

  • Emergency services confirmed three fatalities and roughly 15 injuries across four separate incidents on Saturday.
  • At Puerto de la Cruz, a surge pulled 10 people from a pier into the water; a 79-year-old Dutch woman died of cardiac arrest and three others were seriously hurt.
  • A 43-year-old local man rescued by helicopter at Charco del Viento was pronounced dead at hospital, and an unidentified man found at El Cabezo in Granadilla died at the scene.
  • Six French holidaymakers were injured at Roque de las Bodegas, with most victims suffering trauma from impacts with rocks or piers.
  • Multi-agency teams including lifeguards, Maritime Rescue, police and air units responded, hospitals treated the injured, and authorities renewed warnings as the Canary Islands remain on coastal alert.