Woman injured after fall in Teide National Park

A 63-year-old visitor was taken to the hospital with moderate injuries following an incident at Roques de García.

Generic image of the volcanic landscape of Teide National Park.
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Generic image of the volcanic landscape of Teide National Park.

A 63-year-old woman has been transferred to the Hospital Universitario Hospiten Bellevue after suffering a fall with moderate injuries at Roques de García, within Teide National Park.

The incident occurred this Monday around 3:32 PM, when the Canary Islands Government's Emergency and Safety Coordinating Center (CECOES) 112 received an alert requesting medical assistance for the affected individual.
112 immediately activated the necessary emergency resources. A basic life support ambulance from the Canary Emergency Service (SUC), along with personnel from the Spanish Red Cross, were dispatched to the scene.
Healthcare professionals assessed and treated the woman, who presented with various moderate injuries. She was subsequently taken to the Spanish Red Cross base in Teide National Park for medication before being evacuated to the hospital.