Woman in critical condition after cardiac arrest at Las Canteras

Lifeguards and medical staff managed to revive the 67-year-old woman before her emergency transfer to Doctor Negrín Hospital.

Generic image of emergency lights reflecting on wet sand at a beach at night.
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Generic image of emergency lights reflecting on wet sand at a beach at night.

A 67-year-old woman is in critical condition after suffering cardiac arrest this Tuesday at Las Canteras beach, in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria.

The incident occurred around 4:26 PM, as reported by the Canary Islands Government's Emergency and Security Coordination Center (CECOES) 112. A call alerted about the need for urgent medical assistance on the beach.
Personnel from the Beach Lifesaving Service and the Canary Emergency Service (SUC) were quickly dispatched to the scene. Lifeguards began resuscitation maneuvers upon confirming the woman was in cardiac arrest.
SUC medical staff continued with basic and advanced cardiopulmonary resuscitation maneuvers, successfully restoring the woman's pulse.

"Assisted by SUC and Red Cross personnel. LPA Police escorted the ambulance during the transfer to the hospital."

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After being stabilized, the woman was transferred in critical condition via a medicalized ambulance to the Gran Canaria Doctor Negrín University Hospital. Local Police facilitated the journey by escorting the medical vehicle to expedite its arrival at the hospital.