24 drownings registered in the Canary Islands until May 2024

Published on June 02, 2024
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'Canarias, 1500 km de Costa', the Association for the Prevention of Water Accidents in Aquatic Environment, reported that 24 people lost their lives due to drowning in the islands between January and May, five fewer compared to the same period last year.

This information was provided on Saturday by the Association for the Prevention of Aquatic Accidents, sponsored by the Cabildo of Gran Canaria, in collaboration with the Department of Tourism of the Las Palmas de Gran Canaria City Council, and the Elder Museum of Science and Technology.

Additionally, in the first five months of the year, there were six swimmers in critical condition, nine with severe injuries, 19 with moderate injuries, nine with minor injuries, and eight rescued unharmed.

Among the identified deceased by nationality, there were three Spanish victims, two German, one British, one Chinese, one Czech, one Moroccan, one foreign national of unspecified country, and 14 of unknown nationality.

Of those who lost their lives, 46% were adults (11), 25% were over 60 years old (6), 21% were of unknown age (5), and 8% were minors (2). The platform also noted that six minors experienced some type of incident in aquatic environments on the islands this year: in addition to the deceased, there was one severely injured and three moderately injured.

By activity, 63% of the deceased were swimmers (15), 13% (3) fell under the "other" category, 12% were fishermen (3), 8% were divers (2), and 4% were practicing water sports (1).

By island, Tenerife recorded the most deaths (8), followed by Gran Canaria (7), Lanzarote (4), Fuerteventura (3), La Palma and La Gomera (1 each), and El Hierro and La Graciosa (0).

Finally, beaches were the most common location for accidents (53%), followed by ports and coastal areas (27%), natural pools (13%), and swimming pools (7%).

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