The Valdelagrana beach in Cádiz, in El Puerto de Santa María, registers a second death in less than 10 days. He has been a 78-year-old man, from Córdoba, the person who lost his life yesterday after falling struck down on the shore. The event occurred after the 15th of this same month, another 74-year-old man lost his life after drowning.
At the expense of knowing the autopsy report, the first indications suggest that the septuagenarian could have suffered a heart attack.
The events occurred around 4:30 p.m. this Wednesday, and despite the efforts of the El Puerto City Hall rescue and first aid service, which immediately performed cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) for 30 minutes, nothing could be done save his life. Members of the Local Police of El Puerto de Santa María have also intervened in the event.
His death is added to the one that occurred on August 15 on this same beach, where a 74-year-old man also died from a possible drowning, at the expense of knowing the autopsy report. On this occasion, the incident occurred at 10:00 a.m., when the Emergencies were alerted to the situation. Cardiac recovery maneuvers were performed on him but the health services, upon his arrival, could only certify his death.
The first seven months of 2023 are being the worst in terms of deaths due to unintentional drowning in Spanish aquatic spaces since 2018, according to data compiled by the National Drowning Report (INA), prepared by the Royal Spanish Federation of Rescue and Rescue .
Between January 1 and July 31 of this year, 249 people (43 women and 206 men) have lost their lives in the aquatic spaces of our country, of whom 79 died last month. Of these deaths, 133 have occurred on beaches (43 in July) and 37 in swimming pools (22 in July), and Andalusia leads this fateful ranking.
In the south, 38 drownings have been registered since the start of the year, followed by Catalonia, with 37, the Valencian Community, with 33, and the Canary Islands, where 31 people have perished. However, the month of July was in Valencia where more incidents of these characteristics took place. A total of 19 drowned people have perished in this community, followed by Catalonia, with 17, and Andalusia, with 10 drownings.
