SANTA CRUZ DE TENERIFE (Spain), November 8, 2025 (EFE).– Three people dead and 15 injured is the balance of several incidents that occurred today, Saturday, strong waves on the coast of the Spanish island of Tenerife.
The archipelago of Canary Islands (Atlantic) was in prealerta due to coastal phenomena during the day today.
They did not obey the preventive flag
The first incident happened on the Roque de Las Bodegas beach in Taganana, in Santa Cruz de Tenerife: six French tourists They were injured when they fell into the water after a hit by the sea.
Emergency personnel moved al hospital a five people: one woman with moderate injuries and four with minor injuries; He also treated one more, with minor injuries, at the scene of the incident.
Local police sources reported that those affected did not obey a preventive sign posted in the area, a wave made them fall into the water and that several people helped them get out of the sea.
Staff of the #SUC assists 6 injured when they fall into the water after a hit by the sea on the coast of Santa Cruz de #Tenerife
➡️One of them was taken to the hospital by medical helicopter. They intervened @PoliciaLocalSC y @policia pic.twitter.com/L4gQsOEjuH
— 112 Canarias (@112canarias) November 8, 2025
a dead man
Then, at 2:02 pm, the 112 emergency service received the notification that they had rescued a man that floated in the sea on the beach of El Cabezo in Granadilla de Abona, in the south of the island.
A basic life support ambulance and a medical ambulance arrived at the scene, but the paramedics who arrived found the man in cardiorespiratory arrest and, although they began performing cardiopulmonary resuscitation maneuvers on him, he did not react, so they declared him dead.
📢Remember #PrealertCoastalPhenomena in the Canary Islands
🌊Maximum caution on the coast
➡️Do not stand at the end of docks or breakwaters, nor take the risk of taking photographs or videos near where the waves break.
🛟 Follow the instructions of the lifeguards pic.twitter.com/aO0hSFv762
— 112 Canarias (@112canarias) November 8, 2025
Another blow of the sea
In a third incident, a storm swept away 10 people who were at the Puerto de la Cruz dock, north of Tenerife.
The balance was a dead womanthree people with serious injuries, four with moderate injuries and two with minor injuries; All nine were hospitalized in different clinics.
At 4:42 in the afternoon (local time), 112 received the report that a manHe fell into the sea and needed help in the area of Charco del Viento, in the municipality of La Guancha, also in the north of the island.
Personnel aboard a helicopter arrived at the scene and lifted the man onto the gyroplane, then took him to the Santa Cruz pier, where paramedics from an ambulance confirmed that the man had died due to the severity of his injuries.
A man dies after falling into the sea on the coast of La Guancha #Tenerife
➡️Helicopter intervened #GESstaff of the #SUC, @guardiacivilPort Police and @policia https://t.co/a7KqzOyUO4
📹 Emergency device on the helisurface pic.twitter.com/QCzIH7uoPr
— 112 Canarias (@112canarias) November 8, 2025