One person dies after car plunges over cliff near Castillo del Tostón in El Cotillo
The accident happened on Sunday morning, 8 November. A large emergency response was sent to the scene to take part in the rescue operation. Medical staff from the Canary Islands Emergency Service (SUC), who arrived by helicopter, confirmed the victim’s death.
The Local Police of La Oliva report that one person died on Sunday, 8 November, after the car they were in plunged over a cliff near Castillo del Tostón in El Cotillo, in the island’s northern municipality.
The Local Police received the call during the morning, prompting the mobilisation of a large emergency response to deal with the accident and rescue the person inside the vehicle.
The operation involved officers from La Oliva Local Police, the Civil Guard in Corralejo, La Oliva Fire Service, the municipal emergency coordinator and Civil Protection volunteers. The Canary Islands Emergency and Security Coordination Centre (CECOES) 112 activated the fire service, while the Canary Islands Emergency Service (SUC) sent medical staff by helicopter.
The different teams coordinated the rescue of the person who remained inside the car. However, SUC medical staff confirmed that the person had died.
No details have so far been released about the victim’s identity or the circumstances in which the vehicle went over the cliff.
The authorities are working to establish the cause of the accident, which happened near Castillo del Tostón, one of the best-known landmarks in the coastal village of El Cotillo.
Source: La Voz de Fuerteventura