Notably, the number of rescues has declined due to the good response they have had people who have visited the beaches of Lorca to the instructions of the lifeguards.
Interventions have been motivas 24 bites marine animals, 31 priests and 2 bruises and extinguishing a fire, and 2 rescues, among others
Emergency Councilman City of Lorca, Juan Miguel Bayonas Lopez, this morning took stock of the actions made by the Municipal Emergency Service in Lorca beaches during July.
This integrated device emergency care provides an immediate, effective and coordinated response to any emergency situation in the coastal strip running from the beach Parazuelos, on the edge of Mazarrón, to the beach of Galera with the municipality of Eagles.
For these reasons have been deployed human and material resources necessary to enable start monitoring services, rescue and salvage daily from 11:00 hours to 20:00 hours uninterrupted.
Juan Miguel explained that the Municipal Emergency Service along with Civil Protection has treated a total of 70 incidents on the beaches Calnegre tips from 18 June to 31 July, which meant an increase of 30% over the same period of 2015 regarding incidents are concerned, they have increased markedly since people visiting the beaches of Lorca coast.
Notably, the number of rescues has declined over the previous year thanks to the good response from bathers.
We hope to continue on the line in August last year and users who come to our beaches continue to pay attention the instructions of the lifeguards.
The Edil Emergency noted that these interventions have been motivated by twenty bites marine animals, of which eighteen have been jellyfish, three weeverfish, two hedgehogs and by anemone, also a person were attended by the bite insect.
Thirty-one assistance wound healing produced by a sprained ankle by another person and underwent a finger fracture immobilization.
Also taking blood pressure was also conducted two people, a transfer to the office of Ramonete, care for nausea and vomiting, fainting and another by six health care occurred less relevant.
Rescuers, who also conduct environmental actions, have intervened in extinguishing a fire.
Bayonas Lopez has indicated that in terms of search and rescue people during this period of time has had to serve six people, four assists and two saves out of the water.
The rescue took place two children of 6 years in the Cala de Calnegre motivated by currents lift, preventing reach the rocky area.
The medical assistance out of the water were conducted two girls aged 15 and 16, in the Cala Calnegre also motivated by currents lift, preventing unable to reach the shore by their own means, and it also produced two children 6 years in the Puntas Calnegre Beach (Village) on the same terms as the previous attendance, all of whom attended immediately by rescue workers Municipal Emergency Service avoiding major consequences.
Councilman Emergency stressed that during this period the beaches of Lorca have enjoyed good sea state, has been hoisted yellow flag for ten days at the beach Calnegre tips (Village) and eight days on the beach calnegre (Cala), red flag on nine occasions in the town and partially beaconing the right bank of the Creek with bathing prohibition on seven occasions;
the rest of the month green flag.
It is recalled that Lorca beaches with First Aid posts, Surveillance and Rescue are Calnegre beach (village) and Calnegre beach (cove).
Although the rest of coves are marked with information boards "beach without lifeguards," several technical rescue conduct a land mobile surveillance sites Bathing Women, Playa de San Pedro and Playa del Siscal and a guard maritime mobile with a rescue boat for Cala Honda, Cala del Ciscar, Playa Junquera, Cave Creek, Cala Blanca, beach Irons, Long Beach and Playa de la Galera.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Lorca