An 82-year-old German holidaymaker tragically died on Tuesday morning after suffering a cardiorespiratory arrest while on Cala Millor beach.
The incident took place at approximately 11am, directly in front of the beach’s lifeguard tower. The man, who was accompanied by his wife, suddenly collapsed on the shoreline.
Lifeguards from the beach rescue service immediately spotted the collapse and rapidly initiated the emergency response protocol. They began cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), administered oxygen, and deployed an automated external defibrillator (AED) in an attempt to revive him.
Personnel from Marsave Mallorca SLU continued resuscitation efforts for 35 minutes, until paramedics from the 061 emergency service arrived on the scene with both a basic and a fully equipped ambulance. Despite their best efforts, medical professionals were ultimately unable to restore the man’s vital signs and formally pronounced him dead at the scene.
Local officers from Sant Llorenç and members of the Guardia Civil also attended the beach following the emergency. The incident left many beachgoers visibly shaken.
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The advantage of collapsing in sight of trained lifesavers is that if they fail to resuscitate the victim at least the family knows that there was nothing anyone could have done to save their loved one. It happened to my brother-in-law (aged 74) : he collapsed right outside à farmacia....... better that than dying alone at home and my sister forever wondering if she could have helped save his life if she had been there!
At least thease fantastic life saving people tried there best to revive this poor man
82 for cripes sake! My father-in-law 'died' peacefully in his bed at the same age, we called an ambulance and his poor wife and daughter (a nurse) then had to witness how to hi-viz paramedics subjected his body to a 40 minute assault until the doctor arrived and put a stop to it. Sometimes DNR is called for.