One dead after falling due to a hazard in Ajuy

A man died after falling at around 2 p.m. this Friday from a cliff area on the Ajuy coast, within the municipality of Pájara (Fuerteventura), according to the Emergency and Security Coordination Center (Cecoes) 112.

A helicopter from the Emergency and Rescue Group (GES) arrived at the scene, and its rescuers located the victim floating in the sea and proceeded with the rescue.

“The rescuers located the body floating in the sea.”

After confirming that he was in cardiopulmonary arrest, they transferred him to the helipad of the General Hospital of Fuerteventura while performing resuscitation maneuvers.

Once on land, the hospital’s medical staff continued advanced cardiopulmonary resuscitation without success, and they had to confirm his death.

Meanwhile, personnel from the Canary Islands Emergency Service (SUC) assessed three other people who were at the incident site, while firefighters from Pájara, local police and the Civil Guard collaborated with the other resources.