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At 5.-000pm here..Tenerife..I watched and photographed an air-sea rescue very close by from the balcony of our room. There's a man-made pool here...Los Gigantes...and it's continuously topped up by waves crashing over the wall. These waves can be 8-10ft even in mild swells. Sometimes the gate at the top of the steps from the road is closed/locked when conditions are dangerous. There's a notice re the danger. Needless to say, people manage to get over it. What happens is that a large wave crashes over into pool and rushes to the back of it...about -15m. There's a photo of the pool in the attached articles...then the receding water,at speed ,rushes back out of the pool over the wall and into the ocean . As you can imagine, it has the potential to sweep bathers into the sea. That's what's just happened. There are some FB posts already stating that a child was winched out of the sea and a search is going on,by the helicopter and a coast guard vessel, for an adult..one of the child's parents , I assume.
There have been many drownings over the years and calls for the access to be permanently closed with no way of climbing over the gate. The authorities have recently given warning that they will charge for the rescue services. When guests arrive at our hotel , included in the 'welcome meeting' is a warning not to use that pool.
www.canarianweekly.com
"........Figuereo referred to two recent incidents: one at Los Charcones in Yaiza, Lanzarote, and another along the coast of Santiago del Teide in Tenerife.[Los Gigantes]. In the latter case, the incident occurred in a natural pool that had been cordoned off and clearly signposted due to coastal weather alerts"
December 8th. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/dec/09/tenerife-wave-swimmer-deaths-ocean-pool-spain
"Four people are dead and one is missing after a powerful wave dragged a group of swimmers out to sea while they were in a popular seawater pool along the rocky, western coastline of the Spanish island of Tenerife, Spanish authorities said on Monday"
January 27th. https://murciatoday.com/british-tou...ea-at-tenerife-natural-pool_1000187263-a.html
A British tourist, aged 63, has died after being swept into the sea by a powerful wave while swimming at the Los Gigantes natural swimming pool, also known as Crab Island Pool, in Spain's Tenerife. The incident occurred just before midday on Monday January 27, in the municipality of Santiago del Teide.
There have been many drownings over the years and calls for the access to be permanently closed with no way of climbing over the gate. The authorities have recently given warning that they will charge for the rescue services. When guests arrive at our hotel , included in the 'welcome meeting' is a warning not to use that pool.
Canarian Weekly - Reckless reasons for rescues could soon carry hefty fines in the Canaries
The proposed legislation aims to discourage people from acting recklessly, and for those who ignore warnings to pay for their rescue…
www.canarianweekly.com
"........Figuereo referred to two recent incidents: one at Los Charcones in Yaiza, Lanzarote, and another along the coast of Santiago del Teide in Tenerife.[Los Gigantes]. In the latter case, the incident occurred in a natural pool that had been cordoned off and clearly signposted due to coastal weather alerts"
December 8th. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/dec/09/tenerife-wave-swimmer-deaths-ocean-pool-spain
"Four people are dead and one is missing after a powerful wave dragged a group of swimmers out to sea while they were in a popular seawater pool along the rocky, western coastline of the Spanish island of Tenerife, Spanish authorities said on Monday"
January 27th. https://murciatoday.com/british-tou...ea-at-tenerife-natural-pool_1000187263-a.html
A British tourist, aged 63, has died after being swept into the sea by a powerful wave while swimming at the Los Gigantes natural swimming pool, also known as Crab Island Pool, in Spain's Tenerife. The incident occurred just before midday on Monday January 27, in the municipality of Santiago del Teide.
