A 51-year-old man was seriously injured while canyoning in the Torrent de ses Llemes in the municipal area of Sóller on 1 September 2026. According to the emergency medical service, SAMU 061 he fell about seven metres in a rocky section of the stream. Rescue teams treated him at the scene and took him by helicopter to an ambulance; he was then transferred to Hospital Universitario Son Espases in Palma. His condition was described as serious.
Initial reports say the accident happened in the early afternoon. Because of the difficult access in the Serra de Tramuntana the control centre requested air support. A rescue helicopter from the Bombers de Mallorca deployed medical staff at the scene, stabilised the patient and arranged onward transport. The emergency medical service activated the major trauma protocol to coordinate his admission to hospital. There were initially no reports of anyone else being involved.
The authorities gave no details about the cause of the fall. The reports available so far mention neither equipment failure nor weather conditions nor a specific misstep. It remained unclear whether the police would investigate or the emergency control centre would provide further information about what happened. No updates on the patient’s subsequent medical progress were available that evening.
The Torrent de ses Llemes is one of the ravines in the Serra de Tramuntana that can be challenging, depending on water levels and weather. Rescue operations in this terrain regularly require teams combining mountain rescue and air ambulance capabilities. Transport to Son Espases is Mallorca standard practice for serious injuries, as the hospital brings together the island’s specialist emergency services.
The information is based on consistent reports by regional media and statements from the SAMU 061 emergency medical service on 1 September 2026. Europa Press, Última Hora and ARA Balears reported consistently on the fall, the serious injury and the deployment of a Bombers de Mallorca helicopter. No differing details about the accident or the man’s condition were published.
Editor: Mira Cadena (Article created with AI assistance).