Black Thursday at sea in Asturias. A woman and a man died late this morning after falling into the water due to a wave. The 112 Emergency Coordination Center in Asturias received the first notice one minute after the clock struck one in the afternoon. It warned that a woman had fallen into the sea in the port of Cudillero and was being hit by rocks. While rescue resources were being mobilized, a new call reported that the victim had been rescued by a boat that was taking her to the port. The woman was unconscious and resuscitation maneuvers were being performed.
The Urgent Medical Care Service (SAMU) sent the Cudillero Primary Care team to the scene with the area ambulance and the medical team from the Avilés mobile ICU.
The paramedics were performing advanced cardiopulmonary resuscitation maneuvers on him for more than an hour, but finally they could only confirm his death.
Area of the port of Cudillero where the event occurred.
JM Pardo
A second tragedy, in Muros de Nalón
The second tragedy took place in San Esteban, in Muros de Nalón. 112 received the notification that a man had fallen into the sea at 1:01 p.m. In this case, the Asturias Fire Rescue Group on board the medical helicopter of the Principality of Asturias Emergency Service (SEPA) recovered the lifeless body of the victim, who had fallen into the water on the breakwater.
The deceased was 62 years old, of English nationality, and had come with his wife, a native of Valladolid, for the first time to San Esteban. The couple arrived this Wednesday and planned to spend Easter in the town. The neighbor who rented them the apartment says that “just yesterday we talked about the bad weather they were going to have these days.” This morning the deceased and his wife went for a walk until they reached the breakwater, at the end of the estuary. The man stood up for a moment to look at the waves and when he turned around to return to his wife, who had stayed further behind, a wave dragged him away. It is believed that he may have hit his head because, according to witnesses, “he soon sank.”
The mortal remains of the deceased were evacuated to the breakwater itself where the Civil Guard has taken charge of the procedures to proceed with the removal of the body. The deceased was located in the San Esteban estuary and was evacuated to the helicopter through a crane operation in which 30 meters of cable were deployed.
Room 112 of the SEPA mobilized the Rescue Group with the medical helicopter and a team of Asturias Firefighters based in the Pravia park. At the same time, the Red Cross water rescue ERIE was activated and Maritime Rescue was informed. These last two did not intervene.
The mayor, Celestino Novo, also traveled to the area, who at that time was inaugurating an exhibition in the town.
Two more deaths in Tarragona, one of them a minor
In the city of Tarragona, a 30-year-old man died while trying to rescue a minor who had previously fallen into the sea and who also died. The teenager fell into the water while he was with some friends on Miracle beach and the rescuer, a German who was taking his wife for a walk, jumped into the water to pull him out, according to Diari de Tarragona. One of the victims could be rescued at 3 p.m., although in very serious condition, and ten minutes later the other deceased was taken out of the water. The events occurred at 2 p.m. in an area near what is known as Fortí de la Reina. Maritime Rescue has sent the Helimer 221 helicopter and an LS Ariel boat – with personnel from Creu Roja –, while Bombers de la Generalitat has moved from its base in Sabadell a helicopter with firefighters from the underwater unit of the GRAE – Grup d’Actuacions Especials – and also other fire crews on land. The maritime units of the Mossos and the Civil Guard have also gone to the scene of the event.