Lagoa: Teenage boy rescued after diving from a cliff on the beach

LAGOA: TEENAGE BOY RESCUED AFTER DIVING FROM A CLIFF ON THE BEACHA 13 year old German boy was rescued by emergency services after he "fractured his lower limbs, following a dive from a cliff at Praia do Carvalho, in Lagoa”.

The accident happened at around 15:30 on Friday afternoon, resulting in the dispatch of the Maritime Police of Portimão, crew of the Lifeguard Station in Ferragudo, a team from the INEM Medical Emergency and Resuscitation Vehicle (VMER), and members of the Lagos Volunteer Firefighter. 

The boy was initially stabilised by lifeguards on the beach, and upon arrival of INEM and Portimão Volunteer Firefighters at the scene, “the victim was conscious”.

The young man was transported to the pier in Ferragudo by the lifeboat crew, where an INEM ambulance was waitingto transport him to a hospital.

Source https://postal.pt/