Accident in Finisterre

[SabsP]

Luckily the young pilgrim survived!
All praise to the rescue team.
Not to be repeated or copied.

Recibe el alta el joven peregrino que fue rescatado en Fisterra (A Coruña)

El joven quedó atrapado por la marea y fue rescatado por Salvamento Marítimo de una zona de difícil acceso en la playa de Mar de Fóra

www.elespanol.com

 

[VNwalking]

Not to be repeated or copied.

Sadly someone probably will do the same thing at some point, with hopefully the same results of safe rescue. The ocean couldn't care less about pilgrims, or any of us - and respect is not negotiable

 

[peregrina2000]

That’s the same beach where an Irish pilgrim died a few years ago. Thread here.

 

[truenorthpilgrm]

The Galician sea shows little mercy. Here's an interesting article about the Spanish women who harvest "percebes", and how skilled one has to be in order to navigate those rocks and massive swell. No place for unskilled pilgrims....

The Barnacle Queens of the Spanish Seaside

In Galicia, four sisters are taking on the male-dominated culture of percebeiras.

roadsandkingdoms.com

 

[MichelleElynHogan]

Los equipos de emergencia son héroes absolutos

 

[JillGat]

Sadly someone probably will do the same thing at some point, with hopefully the same results of safe rescue. The ocean couldn't care less about pilgrims, or any of us - and respect is not negotiable

I did the same thing, at one point; went swimming off that same beach at night. I lived to tell the tale, luckily without the embarrassment of having to be rescued (I'm sure his conditions were different).

 

[Karl Oz]

Luckily the young pilgrim survived!
All praise to the rescue team.
Not to be repeated or copied.

Recibe el alta el joven peregrino que fue rescatado en Fisterra (A Coruña)

El joven quedó atrapado por la marea y fue rescatado por Salvamento Marítimo de una zona de difícil acceso en la playa de Mar de Fóra

www.elespanol.com

A brief English explanation could help here, as not everyone has Spanish, nor awareness of the existence of Google Translate.

I guessed it was a near-drowning on that back beach at Finisterre due to having visited it, and also that tragedy of several years ago. The warning signs against swimming there are posted prominently, and for good reason. Even my hospitalero warned me about it. The water looks inviting, but can and does capriciously kill you.