Five bathers boys between 59 and 86 have lost their lives between last Saturday and this Tuesday in Guardamar, Altea, La Vila Joiosa, Dénia and Benissa. Except for a death in a pool, the rest of the people have lost their lives in the beach or coves of the Costa Blanca.
The first of the deaths occurred last Saturday in the Playa del Moncayo in Guardamar. The Civil Guard was alerted to the death of a Russian 59 years old whose body was discovered floating by another swimmer. The Samu tried to revive the victim, but the maneuvers were unsuccessful and the body was transferred to the Institute of Legal Medicine in Alicante to practice the autopsy.
On Sunday morning a 68 -year -old When I practiced “snorkel” in the Campomanes beach in Altea. Some people gave the alarm after seeing a body floating and after the Samu could not get it and confirmed his death.
The third drowning was discovered late on Sunday in a Community pool of a property of Marinada Street in The Vila Joiosa. And 61 -year -old Ukrainian male It was found dead inside the pool and the Civil Guard took over the case and early last Monday, the body was lifted after checking that it did not present signs of violence.
On Monday afternoon, around 6 pm, the Emergency Information and Coordination Center (CICU) was alerted that they had taken out of the water in the Dénia Setla-Mirarrosa still 86 -year -old That he was unconscious and the SAMU medical team performed advanced cardiopulmonary resuscitation and other recovery techniques to the swimmer, but there was no response and confirmed the death of man.
The last drowning occurred on Tuesday morning in the cala of the lawyer in Benissawhere a 82 -year -old swimmer He has died after suffering a heart attack when he practiced “snorkeling.” This cove lacks vigilance, but the lifeguards of the beaches of the fuse and the ballad have arrived rapidly, according to Alfons Padilla. They have also attended Civil Protection of Teulada Moraira and the Basic Vital Support (SVB), the Local Police of Benissa, the Civil Guard, the Firefighters and the Medicalized Helicopter of Alicante, which has landed on the Cala platform.
The lifeguards have practiced the bathers the first resuscitation maneuvers. Then the toilets have continued with the maneuvers to try to recover his pulse and save his life. But all efforts have been in vain. The possible cardiorespiratory arrest has been fulminant.
Resuscitation in Santa Pola
Better luck was on Monday an 86 -year -old swimmer who was taken from the pool water from a urbanization of Santa Pola In an unconscious state. The Cicu mobilized a unit of the SAMU and witnesses in the place made the cardiac massage until the arrival of an ambulance. The SAMU medical team continued with advanced cardiopulmonary resuscitation and other stabilization techniques until they managed to recover vital constants.
The 86 -year -old man was transferred by a symptoms of drowning and cardiac arrest to the General Hospital of Elche in an advanced life support ambulance.
