Overview
- Municipal emergency officials said the victim, reported as 70–72 years old, died on board near Playa Olas Altas by the La Lavandera statue.
- A second American tourist in her 50s sustained head injuries and was stabilized by paramedics before hospital transfer.
- The vessel Valentina 2 remained navigable after the impact, and its captain reported the collision occurred while transiting the bay.
- Protección Civil, municipal police, lifeguards and the forensic service processed the scene after a 14:56 alert, with the body kept on the boat until removal.
- State authorities opened an incident file as reports noted the outing was not a whale-watching tour and the event comes three days before the season start.