What happened on the Costa Tropical beaches, mainly Motril and Torrenueva Costa. is known as a Reventón Térmico in Spanish and simply as a Dry Downburst in English.
Blasted Sunday
by Martin Myall •
Tag Archive for rescued
Another Sea Rescue
by Hugh MacArthur •
A 14-year-old lad and his 18-year-old cousin were rescued Tuesday night off Playa de Pedregalejo (Málaga), after they had set off to do some fishing in a kayak.
Guatemala a Guatepeor
by Martin Myall •
A driver suffered an accident and decided to get out of the car, only to fall down a 2.5-metre deep, rain culvert.
Two Children Adrift
by Vivienne Hughes •
Tragedy was avoided in Dénia thanks to the rescue of two young children who had drifted out to sea on an inflatable surfboard.
Nurse Saves Man’s Life on Beach
by Hugh MacArthur •
A male nurse, who was walking along Playa del Puntalón in Motril around noon yesterday, saw that a man was in difficulty in the water, so he plunged in.
Diver Rescued in La Herradura
by Vivienne Hughes •
A diver had to be rescued yesterday and taken by an air-ambulance helicopter to a hospital in Eastern Málaga.
Treacherous GPS
by Hugh MacArthur •
A bus loaded with children on a school trip had to be rescued thanks to the driver’s GPS leading him down a muddy, dirt track.
Dog & Man Rescue
by Martin Myall •
Dogs have the unfortunate habit of trying to catch wild mountain goats, but they are simply not built with the same 4×4 potential that goats have, which gets dogs into trouble.
Dog Trapped Down Well Shaft
by Vivienne Hughes •
Fire personnel from the Almuñécar fire station rescued a dog on Friday that had spent four days trapped down a well.
Trapped in The Rubbish
by Vivienne Hughes •
A strange situation unravelled in the city of Málaga yesterday with a young man trapped in an underground rubbish collector, clutching a string of rosaries.