Woman dies after being pulled from the sea in cardiac arrest at Puerto del Rosario

A woman, whose identity had not been confirmed at the time the information was released, died on the afternoon of Monday 6 July 2026 after being rescued from the sea in cardiac arrest at Playa Nido de las Águilas, in the municipality of Puerto del Rosario (Fuerteventura). The Centro Coordinador de Emergencias y Seguridad (CECOES) 1-1-2 of the Gobierno de Canarias confirmed the incident.

How the alert was raised

According to a statement from 112 Canarias, CECOES received a call at 16:45 reporting that a person was floating face down in the sea at the beach. The coordination centre immediately deployed emergency resources.

The woman was pulled from the water by another beachgoer who was present at the scene before emergency services arrived.

The emergency response

Lifeguards from the Servicio de Salvamento en Playas and firefighters from Bomberos de Puerto del Rosario confirmed that the woman was in cardiac arrest and began resuscitation.

Personnel from the Servicio de Urgencias Canario (SUC) and the local health centre subsequently continued both basic and advanced resuscitation efforts, without success, and could only certify her death.

According to the list of resources published by CECOES 1-1-2, the response involved:

• The Servicio de Urgencias Canario (SUC), with two basic life-support ambulances.
• Primary care staff, including a doctor and a nurse from the Centro de Salud de Puerto del Rosario.
• Firefighters from Bomberos de Puerto del Rosario.
• The Servicio de Salvamento en Playas de Puerto del Rosario.
• Officers from the Policía Local and the Policía Nacional.

Officers from the Policía Local and the Policía Nacional assisted the other emergency services and carried out the relevant procedures. According to information from Diario de Avisos, officers secured the area until the judicial authority arrived.

Consistent accounts

Reports published by the Portal de Noticias del Gobierno de Canarias and the various outlets that reproduced the 112 statement are consistent on the key details: the location (Playa Nido de las Águilas, Puerto del Rosario), the time of the alert (16:45), the date (6 July 2026), the condition of the woman when found (floating face down, in cardiac arrest), her rescue by a fellow beachgoer, and the confirmation of her death despite resuscitation attempts.

None of the sources consulted provide the woman's identity, her age, or the specific circumstances that led to the incident, on which the authorities had not offered any further details.