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Lorca's beaches have a quiet summer (03/09/2018)

It should be noted that the increase in bathers who have visited Lorca's beaches this year, especially Cala de Calnegre, due to the distinction of the blue flag, has led to an increase in attendances compared to the previous year, from 136 in the year 2017 to 193 in 2018, being the most common marine animal bites and wound cures

The Councilman of Emergencies of the City council of Lorca, Juan Miguel Bayonas, has made balance this morning of the performances that have been realized during the summer months by the Service of Municipal Emergencies and Civil Protection of the Lorca Consistory within the Plan Copla 2018, in the He has worked in coordination with the General Directorate of Citizen Security and Emergencies of the Regional Government Presidency Office.

Juan Miguel Bayonas has indicated that "during this summer a comprehensive emergency care device has been established to offer an immediate, effective and coordinated response to any emergency situation in the coastal strip that runs from the beach of Parazuelos, in the limit of Mazarrón, to the beach of La Galera with the municipality of Águilas, during this season the necessary professional and material resources have been deployed to allow the surveillance, rescue and daily rescue services to be started from 11 am to 8 pm uninterrupted. "

The Councilor for Emergencies explained that "the assistance carried out on the beaches of the municipality of Lorca during 2018 have suffered an increase with respect to the previous year, going from 136 in the year 2017 to 193 in 2018, this is due mainly to the increase bathers who have visited Lorca's beaches this year, although during this period of time there has been an increase in the interventions made by our staff, we must highlight the great work of prevention carried out by the first responders as well as the awareness campaigns that from this Department and through social networks are carrying out, and of course, also thank the public collaboration of bathers and visitors respecting the state of the flags as well as the indications of professionals.

Bayonas has indicated that "the interventions made by the members of the Municipal Emergency and Civil Protection Service from June 16 to September 2 have been 51 in the beach of Puntas de Calnegre and 142 in Cala de Calnegre." These 193 interventions have been motivated by:

Stings of marine animals with a total of 89, of which jellyfish have been 51, 35 hedgehog and 3 others.

Assistance for wound healing and contusions: 37

Inquiries: 13

Help for the disabled: 13

Assistance / rescue of vehicles: 6

Insect sting: 8

Assistance / rescue of boats: 2

Assistance / rescue of people: 20

Assistance / rescue of others: 2

Allergic reaction: 1

Luxation: 1

Assistance and transfer to hospital due to heat stroke: 1 "

The Emergency Edil has added that "in terms of assistance / rescue of people during this period of time there have been 20 rescues, most of which have been difficult to get out of the water to be washed by the sea current to The action of the lifeguards to observe that these people were in difficulties to reach the shore has been to provide them with the necessary assistance to be able to go out to avoid the consequences, not being necessary, in any of the cases, the provision of health care to them.These events took place at Calnegre beach on June 24, July 15, 18 and 28, August 8 and 28 and September 1. "

Juan Miguel Bayonas said that "during the month of July on the beaches of Lorca the state of the sea has been a yellow flag for 3 days at the beach of Puntas de Calnegre (town) and 1 day at the beach of Calnegre (cove) ), red flag 1 day only in the town and partially marking the right bank of the cove with the prohibition of bathing on several occasions and the rest green flag In August, on the beaches of Lorca the state of the sea has been flag yellow for 6 days in the beach of Puntas de Calnegre (village) and 1 day in the beach of Calnegre (Cala), red flag with prohibition of bath in a single occasion in the town for security, because of the fire and subsequent spill of fuel from a recreational boat that fortunately did not cause personal harm to bathers or the sole occupant of the same, who went swimming when he realized what was happening and no day in the cove, the rest green flag.

It should be recalled that the municipal emergency device established on the beaches of the Lorca Litoral by the Department of Emergencies for the COPLA Plan, has been formed by 3 lifeguards on the beach of Calnegre, which this year revalidated its blue flag, 4 in the town of Puntas de Calnegre and one more making mobile surveillance by the coves with a 4x4, as a complement to the maritime surveillance, plus a nurse and an ambulance of Basic Life Support SMS.

This year, as an extension of the deployment of material means, whether it has had a new boat with special design for rescue on beaches, 450 centimeters in length with reinforced keel, integrated command post and a novel mechanism of automatic inflation and deflation of a float sector to recover victims in known water, such as FRS system.

In addition, as in previous years there has been a post of First Aid, Surveillance and Rescue in the beach of Calnegre, consisting of a watchtower, with assistance module and an amphibious chair for people with reduced mobility.

On the other hand, a fixed post of First Aid, Surveillance and Rescue, as well as a watchtower and an amphibious chair for people with reduced mobility, have been counted in the Playa de Puntas de Calnegre (Town).

Source: Ayuntamiento de Lorca

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