Two people died this Thursday morning after falling into the sea at different points on the coast of Asturias, shortly after looking out to see the power of the wind and waves, up to seven meters, during Storm
Nelson
. The entire northern area of Spain is under an orange warning due to adverse weather phenomena. The deceased are a woman and a male tourist of British nationality, who lost their lives around one in the afternoon and just a few minutes apart. Early in the afternoon, two other people died on the Miracle beach in Tarragona: a minor, 16 years old, who fell into the sea and an adult, over 30 years old, who tried to rescue him and died in the middle of the sea. a strong wave.
The first of the deaths that occurred in Asturias, that of the British man, occurred in an area at the end of the breakwater at the mouth of the Nalón River, in San Esteban de Pravia (Muros del Nalón), where the tourist had gone to watch the waves. and, in a storm, he was dragged into the water. The victim had traveled with his partner to enjoy a few days of vacation in this municipality of Bajo Nalón, according to the mayor of Muros, Celestino Novo, who went to the breakwater to closely follow the rescue efforts.
After the emergency services were alerted by some witnesses, the 112 Asturias helicopter began the search, which concluded around 1:48 p.m. after the body was located in the Muros estuary. The intense waves and wind have made it difficult to rescue the body, for whose extraction the helicopter had to carry out a crane operation in which 30 meters of cable were deployed, according to 112.
The second victim is a woman who was walking through the fishing port of the neighboring municipality of Cudillero, less than seven kilometers from the place of the death of the British man, and who on her way was hit by a wave and thrown forcefully against some rocks, from where she was rescued by a fishing boat, already in a state of unconsciousness. Although a medical team from the Urgent Medical Care Service (SAMU) and the Avilés mobile ICU assisted her and tried to revive her for more than an hour, she finally died.
Dead in Tarragona
The other two victims that Nelson
claimed
this Thursday are a minor under 16 years old and an adult of about 30 years old, on the Miracle beach in Tarragona. The teenager, who was in the water, was swept away by the strong waves, and the man jumped into the sea to try to help him. The event has mobilized several emergency teams, including a Maritime Rescue helicopter, but despite the attention that the health teams have provided to the victims in the same beach area, it has not been possible to save them.
The waves break on the west breakwater and pass over the nautical school, on Wednesday in Palma (Mallorca). MIQUEL A. BORRÀS (EFE)
Two tourists observe the waves in the coast of Muxía (A Coruña), on Wednesday. Lavandeira jr (EFE)
Devotees wait outside the Basilica of La Macarena in Seville, this Holy Thursday. Alejandro Ruesga
A tourist holds his umbrella in Ronda (Málaga), this Thursday. Jon Nazca (REUTERS)
A family walks along the coast of Ferrol (A Coruña) on Thursday. Kiko Delgado (EFE)
The boy had gone to the place, near the Fortí de la Reina, with a gang of young people and, for reasons that are being investigated, ended up in the water. The strong waves hit him against the rocks and prevented him from getting out. A man who saw the trouble that the minor was suffering jumped into the water to try to help him. The force of the waves swept them both away. A water rescue unit from the Mossos d'Esquadra was the first to arrive at the scene, where several Firefighters and SEM ambulance crews also attended. The two victims were at a point close to the beach and the promenade, but the difficulties presented by the rescue due to the poor sea conditions have forced the activation of the Maritime Rescue helicopter, which is based at the nearby Reus airport.
The device managed to remove the two people from the water and they were immediately treated by the health professionals who were at the scene. However, their condition was critical and they finally died.
A rescue helicopter works in the Asturian town of San Esteban de Pravia this Thursday, where a British tourist died who while contemplating the waves fell into the water and was swept away by the waves.Oviedo Editorial (EFE)
Last summer, after three people drowned on Miracle beach, the Tarragona City Council reinforced surveillance on that stretch of coast and placed several information panels in Catalan, Spanish, English and, for the first time, also in Arabic, to explain the meaning and dangers posed by the different flag colors that are placed on the beach when the summer season begins.
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The Emergency Service of the Principality of Asturias (SEPA) has asked the population not to go near cliffs, promenades or dangerous areas because "strong gusts of wind can cause falls and on the coast they can be swept away by a blow of wind. sea". The bad weather keeps the entire Asturian coast on orange alert (significant risk), where waves up to seven meters high and strong winds are expected today.
Two died after falling into the sea at the San Esteban breakwater in #MurosDeNalón and in the port of #Cudillero. https://t.co/kXuo76mQho
— 112 Asturias (@112Asturias) March 28, 2024
The entire northern coast of Spain, from the border with Portugal and to the border with France, is under a yellow warning due to a significant risk of adverse meteorological phenomena generated by
Nelson
, Aemet has reported.
Notice table in force in Asturias at this time. Orange and yellow warnings for coastal phenomena.
Updated notices at https://t.co/82vLwHUQW6… and on the AEMET website https://t.co/DKI3lpF8WH. pic.twitter.com/WMFMq0yZeM
— AEMET_Asturias (@AEMET_Asturias) March 28, 2024