Issue No. 1985
20 - 26 July 2023
COSTA DE ALMERIA • EUROWEEKLYNEWS.COM
FOUR police officers of the Local Police have now re ceived recognition from Almeria City Council for their performance. The police rescued and saved the life of a Belgian woman who was floating face down unconscious on the beach of San Miguel de El Zapillo at dawn on Wednesday, July 12, The mayor of the city, Maria del Mar Vazquez, has now personally congratulat ed the officers for their pro fessionalism and dedication to service. “The city council is proud
Image: Ayuntamiento de Almeria
LIFE SAVERS RECEIVED RECOGNITION: The officers were congratulated.
that the Local Police were not only the first to respond but they also managed to save the woman’s life,” she confirmed. “They set an example of
professionalism and good training as police officers.” The events occurred around 1am when the po lice officers who were carry ing out surveillance work on
the Paseo Maritimo re ceived a tipoff from a con cerned member of the pub lic. Two of the policemen jumped into the sea, pulling the woman’s head out of the water and began to per form cardiopulmonary re suscitation manoeuvres that quickly took effect. Once she had recovered, the police covered her with a thermal blanket as she was beginning to show symptoms of hypothermia while waiting for the ambu lance to arrive for a more thorough examination.
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