Two men and a woman, aged 57 to 63, drowned this afternoon on the beach of Tavernes de la Valldigna (Valencia), known as the Marenys district, near the municipality of Xeraco. Fire crews pulled the bodies out of the water. after a long search which failed at first.
The events occurred on Tuesday afternoon. At 18:21 the firefighters got the call and mobilized from Gandia park. These are the two men who were pulled out of the water by other swimmers before the emergency services arrived, and a third woman that Red Cross members managed to pull out. All three were unconscious.
Fire Service, Tavernes de la Valldigna Local Police and Red Cross Revitalization has begun while the health services take over. Medical teams reported that 3 people died.
As this newspaper learned from eyewitnesses, those who had washed up after the Emergency had been reported were searched between the beaches of l’Auir de Gandia and Xeraco, but that was not where they were found.
Shortly after the Tavernes de la Valldigna Civil Guard and Local Police they expanded the search area to Marenys, north of Xeraco and south of Tavernes, where they found the group. Three of these people were already unconscious and died soon after. The woman was taken to the hospital.
3 of the 3 people who lost their lives are municipal members. Another late Rafelguaraf from Alzira and can be saved alive perception.
They all entered a beach area. Not supervised by lifeguardsand it was also waving in Tavernes on this day of Tuesday. Red flag This prohibits bathing precisely because sea conditions are not optimal. Thus, entering the water posed a risk to one’s integrity.
The Civil Guard took charge of the investigation of this incident. greatest tragedy in living memory not just on the beaches of Tavernes de la Valldigna, but all over Saffor in a single day. unknown so far under what conditions and why Three deaths and the woman who survived entered the water in these conditions.
Mayor of Tavernes, lara romeroHe came to the scene with his service teams, Jose Enrique Cunatand Tourism and Security, Emilio fonseca. As he led the situation with Local Police agents and the Civil Guards taking over the situation, all of them could not believe what had happened.