Powerful wave in Tenerife leaves four swimmers dead after being swept out of ocean pool
The group were at a popular seawater pool when the wave struck, prompting a major rescue operationFour people are dead and one is missing after a powerful wave dragged a...
By Associated Press · The Guardian World
The group were at a popular seawater pool when the wave struck, prompting a major rescue operation Four people are dead and one is missing after a powerful wave dragged a group of swimmers out to sea while they were in a popular seawater pool along the rocky, western coastline of the Spanish island of Tenerife, Spanish authorities said on Monday. Crews recovered three bodies on Sunday – a 35-year-old man, a 55-year-old woman and another man about whom no information was given – during a major rescue operation that used jet skis and helicopters to locate and pick up people dragged out to sea. The fourth victim, a woman, died on Monday, a day after being revived at the scene and airlifted to a hospital. Continue reading...