A 15 year old Canadian man was rescued on Monday afternoon, after jumping from a cliff into the water, at Carvalho beach, in Lagoa.
The alert was received by the Maritime Police at 5pm, through a member of the public who was on the beach, reporting that a young man had severe pain in his legs after jumping from a cliff into the water.
Members of the Portimão Maritime Police, crew from the Ferragudo Life Saving Station and crew from the Lagoa Volunteer Fire Department were dispatched to the scene.
On arrival, “it was found that the victim had been removed from the water by bathers who were on the beach, and that he had severe pain in his lower limbs, meaning they had had to drag the teenager from the sea. After stabilizing the young man, with the support of the lifeguards on duty on the beach, the crew from the Ferragudo Lifeguard Station transported him to the Lifeguard Station pier, where crew of the INEM Emergency and Resuscitation Medical Vehicle were already waiting."
The ambulance team promptly attended to the victim, who was subsequently transported to the hospital by the Lagoa Volunteer Firefighters.
