Two drownings in one day in Tenerife

[Janet]

Emergency services are reporting that a man has been resuscitated after drowning at Playa Torviscas. He was pulled from the sea by lifeguards. More in due course ... JA

[Janet]

update on Torviscas drowning incident:

Emergency services say that lifeguards saved a man who drowned shortly before half past ten this morning at Playa Torviscas. The man, said to be a foreigner, was resuscitated after the lifeguards pulled him from the sea where he is said to have suffered a cardiac arrest, a common symptom of cold water shock. After paramedics arrived and he was stabilized at the scene, he was transferred to Hospiten Sur where he is said to be in critical condition.

[Janet]

A second drowning today has been more tragic, with the death of a bather on the Bajamar coast in north Tenerife. Like the Torviscas incident, he was spotted in the sea by lifeguards, but on this occasion nothing could be done for him. His body was recovered by helicopter. JA

[Janet]

And this evening emergency services are reporting the rescue of a third bather today with symptoms of drowning at playa de Rojas, El Sauzal. It appears that this person is alive and well. JA

[Janet]

This last bather is now said to have been rescued with symptoms of hypothermia at playa de Rojas, El Sauzal. The man is alive and well and is being treated at a local health centre.