60-year-old woman drowns at Barranquillo del Vino beach


60-year-old woman drowns at Barranquillo del Vino beach

A 60-year-old woman tragically lost her life on Sunday following a drowning incident at Barranquillo del Vino beach in the municipality of Gáldar, in the north of Gran Canaria, as reported by the Emergency Services Coordination Centre (CECOES).

The 1-1-2 emergency call centre received an alert at 1:55pm reporting that the woman had been rescued from the water showing signs of drowning. This prompted a medicalised ambulance and medical personnel to be dispatched to the location given, as well as the Guardia Civil, Local Police, and Fire Brigade.

Upon arrival at the beach, paramedics tried to revive the woman who was in cardiac arrest, but unfortunately, despite performing both basic and advanced resuscitation techniques, they were unable to and could only confirm her death.

The Guardia Civil took charge of the deceased’s body until judicial authorities arrived and have since opened an investigation into the circumstances of the incident and ordered an autopsy to confirm the cause of death.

The public are still urged to respect weather warnings and be cautious when going into the sea, particularly In areas where there are no lifeguard services.

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