The Municipal Emergency Services of the City of Lorca attended 103 incidents in July and August from 49 included in insect bites and marine animals (jellyfish, spider fish and sea urchins), 41 assists in wound healing, two care for heat stroke, bailouts and rescue 16 people as well as 7 rescue vehicles stuck in sand or mechanical problems.
Emergency Councillor of the City of Lorca, Eduardo Sanchez, has reported that "during the months of July and August the device Emergency Municipal Service integrated into the Regional Plan Monitoring Beaches and Rescue and Rescue at Sea (Couplet Plan) He has made a total of 103 features at Lorca beaches Calnegre tips, which represents an 18% decrease compared to the same period last year.
Sanchez explained that "interventions have been motivated primarily by in 49 bites marine animals (22 jellyfish 12 weeverfish, 13 hedgehogs) and 2 insects, 41 assists wound healing two consultations for heat stroke, 16 saves and rescues of people, as well as 7 rescue vehicles stuck in sand or mechanical problems. "
Only 8 days with red flag beaches Lorca
The Councilman emphasized safety on our beaches "not only for being one of the municipalities that hour had deployed their human and material surveillance, search and rescue, but because only eight days this summer the beaches Lorca have been red flag, as well as a new proceeding partial marking of the right bank of the creek to ban bath for three days. "
As for the search and rescue of people the mayor said on Aug. rescuing a young man of 24 was held in Cala Calnegre with obvious signs of physical exhaustion that made it hard to approach the shore.
On the 19th of that month the rescue of two children and two adults was conducted simultaneously in Cala Calnegre the impossibility of which approximated the shore to get out of the water to be washed away.
For the same reasons the 24th of last month he rescued a girl, on the 25th a woman, on August 27 both a boy and a girl as well as the 30th man in the same cove.
As already anticipated a month ago bailouts began the day the device was launched on June 28, when the rescue of a 9 year old boy with foot injury, on the beach Calnegre tips, was performed at no get out of the water current created by waves from the east.
Also on July 6, a boy aged 10 who was caught by the current in the Calnegre Creek was rescued, blocking the exit to the shore, and day 17 3 rescues are performed Calnegre Creek, 2 of them men 35 and 40, caused by the freezing out of the water by the strong current being pulled toward the rocks while the other rescue was a woman of about 40 who was practicing canoeing and was knocked down by a blow wave.
Finally, on the 19th of July the rescue of a 22 year old girl child who was trapped by the current in the Cala Calnegre was performed, blocking the exit to the shore.
This device is set in coordination with the Department of Public Safety and Emergency Presidential and Employment of the Regional Government for emergency care in order to provide immediate, effective and coordinated response to any emergency situation in the Gaza running from the coastal beach Parazuelos in Mazarrón limit until Galera beach with the town of Aguilas.
And for the first time it was held in our coast a fire drill a boat with great success.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Lorca