The lifeguard service at Calpe's beaches, provided by the company Eulen, carried out a rescue drill this morning on Arenal beach. This consisted of the rescue of a swimmer some 200 metres from the beach. The swimmer was assisted by a lifeguard who was on the beach and by a company boat which took him to the shore.
The rescued bather was simulating an arrest, so once on the beach, cardiopulmonary resuscitation manoeuvres were carried out and a defibrillator was applied. Once he recovered his pulse and was stabilised, he was taken by the company ambulance to the hospital in Dénia.
A skipper, four lifeguards, the person in charge of the post, the coordinator and emergency health technicians, as well as two agents of the Local Police and Civil Protection took part in the device.
The aim of this type of practice is to control the rescue times and the coordination between the different lifeguards to guarantee an optimum service. Moreover, this type of drills, which are carried out annually, are requirements for the awarding of the Blue Flag distinction. Numerous tourists followed the drill and at the end applauded the professionalism of the lifeguards.
The councillor for beaches, Pere Moll, the councillor for Tourism Planning, Mireia Ripoll, and technicians from the Beaches Department attended the drill and verified ‘in situ’ compliance with the protocol and times.