A 60-year-old hiker died on Tuesday while walking a route in the area of Femés, municipality of Yaiza on Lanzarote, after suffering a cardiac arrest. According to the Canary Islands emergency coordination centre, CECOES 112 the alarm was received at 15:54. First responders began resuscitation before emergency services arrived.
Teams from the Servicio de Urgencias Canario continued resuscitation at the scene. They were assisted by firefighters from the Consorcio de Seguridad y Emergencias de Lanzarote and officers from the Policía Local. Because the terrain was difficult to access, responders requested a helicopter from the Grupo de Emergencias y Salvamento . Rescuers lifted the woman on board and flew her to a nearby handover point, where an ambulance staffed by emergency doctors and nurses was waiting. Medical personnel there could only confirm her death.
The Guardia Civil carried out the routine investigation and the required official procedures. The authorities did not release the deceased woman’s identity. Initial information gave no indication of third-party involvement; her precise medical history is not publicly known.
According to consistent local reports, a multi-agency rescue operation was under way: in addition to basic and advanced resuscitation, technical support from firefighters and police and an air ambulance were deployed. According to emergency crews, the helicopter was needed because the incident occurred on a section of the route that was difficult to reach.
The incident is among the recurring emergencies on hiking trails in the Canary Islands, where the CECOES 112 coordination centre coordinates between ground units from the Servicio de Urgencias Canario, Policía Local, the fire service and the Grupo de Emergencias y Salvamento air rescue service. In this context, the authorities issued no specific prevention advice beyond the details of the current operation.
The report is based on information from the emergency coordination centre and consistent reports by regional media referring to the operation in Femés. Several sources gave matching accounts of the time, location, units involved and evacuation process.
Editor: Mira Cadena (Article created with AI assistance).