Brit holiday hotspot on ‘red alert’ as monster 15ft waves batter island after tourists swept out to sea & three killed
A BRIT holiday hotspot has been battered by monster 15ft waves which have left the island on red alert after three deaths.
Tenerife has faced its “most tragic black day” in recent history after a trio of tragic deaths and 15 injuries were reported in just five hours.
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A red alert is in place in Tenerife after 15ft monster waves were recordedCredit: Supplied
A helicopter was deployed to try and rescue a man who fell into the water at La Guancha, a beach in the north of the islandCredit: X
Ten people were dragged into the rough sea in the resort of Puerto de la Cruz in the north of Tenerife on Saturday.
They were standing on a wooden platform leading to rocks when a huge wave smashed into them and sent everyone plunging to the cold water below.
One woman died after suffering a heart attack as three were left seriously injured with leg, arm and hip trauma.
The woman who died was Dutch and aged 59, according to local reports.
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She was rescued from the water but was in a state of cardiorespiratory arrest and was later pronounced dead at the scene.
Some of the people caught up in the Puerto de la Cruz drama were passengers on a cruise ship that had arrived on the island in the morning.
Sebastián Quintana, president of “Canarias, 1,500 km of coastline” said the liner had docked in the capital of Santa Cruz and had taken passengers on a bus tour of the island.
Quintana described Saturday as “the most tragic day” over the last ten years of records.
The second death saw a man fall into the water at La Guancha, a beach in the north of the island.
He reportedly started to struggle as the strong current swept him further from the shore.
A rescue helicopter managed to locate him and airlifted the man out of the choppy waters.
He was rushed to hospital but tragically died on arrival.
In a separate incident, a man was found floating on the beach at El Cabezo in the south of the island.
His unresponsive body was pulled from the water as lifeguards and medics were unable to resuscitate him as they pronounced him dead at the scene.
Investigations into both deaths are ongoing.
In another tragic incident on the beach of Roque de las Bodegas in Santa Cruz de Tenerife, six French beachgoers were dragged into the sea.
They reportedly ignored a preventive beacon that was placed in the area and went in during torrid conditions.
A coastal alert remains in place in the north and west coast of El Hierro, La Palma, La Gomera, Fuerteventura and Lanzarote.
The north coast of Tenerife and Gran Canaria are also on high alert for 15ft waves with extreme caution at high tide being ordered.
In January, a Brit tourist tragically died after being swept into the sea by a wave in Tenerife.
The holidaymaker, 63, was one of three people who got into difficulties at Los Gigantes natural swimming pool.
Emergency crews, including a rescue helicopter and firefighters, rushed to the scene.
A man was found face down in the sea and choppered to a nearby football ground.
The other two people swept into the sea, both women, and managed to reach safety themselves.
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Local officials have been urging people in the Canary Islands to take care near the sea this week because of the strong swell and heavy waves.
In May 2017 a 30-year-old British tourist died after being hit by a wave and falling into the sea near the same cave.
Emergency rescuers pictured at the scene where 10 people were swept into the sea by a huge waveCredit: Supplied
