Storm Nelson leaves a black thursday in Spain. Four people have died from the effects of the wind and waves. The victims are two men, a woman and a minor who have died in Tarragona and Asturias.
The wave alert in the Asturian community has caused, almost simultaneously, two serious incidents that have resulted in the death of two people.
One of them has occurred in San Esteban, in Muros de Nalón. A man has died after falling into the sea. Apparently he had approached Punta de la Barra and was swept away by the strong waves.
Is about an English tourist who was, together with his partner, on a few days of vacation in this council of Bajo Nalón, as stated by the mayor of Muros, Celestino Novowhich moved to the breakwater to continue the rescue work.
Emergency services approached the scene after being alerted by witnesses, who raised the alarm. In order to rescue the body it was necessary the action of a SEPA and Civil Guard helicopter. Likewise, rescue efforts were slowed down due to the storm.
The other event occurred in Cudillero. There, a woman also fell into the water. According to witnesses, the woman was walking with his dog when a first wave took the animal away and a second wave also dragged her when she bent down to locate her pet.
112 received the alert, where they were notified that a woman had fallen into the sea and that she was being hit by rocks. She was rescued unconscious by a fishermen's boat and after the emergency services tried to revive her, nothing could be done for her life. On the other hand, the animal could be saved and is found alive. Likewise, as a result of this incident, two people were slightly injured.
From the Emergency Service of the Principality of Asturias (SEPA) have reiterated the recommendation to citizens to Do not go near cliffs, boardwalks and dangerous areas where strong gusts of wind can cause falls and on the coast they can be swept away by a storm.
Two young people die in Tarragona due to waves
Around 2:20 p.m., the Emergency Medical System of Tarragona received the notice of two people in the seain front of the Fortí de la Reina, which They asked for help to be rescued.
Apparently it would be a young man 16 years and of Moroccan origin who was there with his friends and who had accidentally fallen into the sea, as reported by the Civil Guard. A 32-year-old man of German nationality, who was walking with his partner in the area, jumped to rescue the young man, but finally he also died.
The team that has traveled to the site has been able to remove them from the water, although both lifeless.
During the rescue efforts, two Mossos agents from the maritime unit who came to save the minor and the adult, also had to be rescued when they jumped into the water for them. Fortunately, their deaths have not also had to be mourned.
The Judicial Police of the Civil Guard is investigating the events to clarify what happened.
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