Off-duty policeman saves kite surfers life in La Tejita

An off-duty National Policeman has been hailed as a hero after he saved the life of a man who had suffered an accident while practicing kite surfing at Playa la Tejita, in Granadilla de Abona, in the south of Tenerife.

The incident happened on Monday, when the policeman, who is a kite surfing fan and surfs himself, noticed that that two other kite surfers had collided and that one of them was crying for help in the water, reports an official press release from the National Police.