A 70-year-old man was tragically killed yesterday afternoon (Saturday) after accidentally falling from the popular Mirador La Garañona viewing point in the municipality of El Sauzal, in Tenerife.
The emergency services received an alert from members of the public who had seen him fall at just after 5:20pm informing them that the man had slipped and fallen down the cliffs near the popular viewing point and needed help.
CECOES dispatched the fire brigade, police, and SUC medical personnel to the location given to attend to him, but when they got there, they soon realised they couldn’t access him due to the difficult terrain near the coast.
Due to this they requested that a GES helicopter be sent to reach him and airlift him to safety. When the helicopter arrived, they found the man floating face down in the water, and the crew confirmed that he had died from his injuries.
After retrieving his body, the Guardia Civil took charge of guarding it until the judicial authorities gave permission for it to be taken for identification and an autopsy to confirm the cause of death.
