Death fishing crew after falling into the sea 20 miles from Corunna

A sailor from fishing 'Quebrantos the Beach' fell into the sea 20 miles northwest of A Coruña, where he was rescued by his comrades, and then died during transport from the boat to land in a helicopter, sources told Efe Rescue Marítimo.

The emergency began at 2:03 minutes, when the fishing informed Maritime Rescue Fisterra that one of his crew had fallen into the sea and that, after retrieve the other fellow was lying on the deck of the boat without signs of life .

The center radiomédico, dependiente del Instituto Social de la Marina del Ministerio de Trabajo explained then, after analysing the situation, the helicopter Helimer Galicia would be called to the scene a defibrillator to try to revive 'in situ' to extremes.

The Helimer prepared to take off at 2:15 pm in the airport coruñés de Alvedro, waited to reach the defibrillator in an ambulance and was at 2:46 hours when he left the airport and was directed to the scene of the accident with the apparatus, spelled the same sources.

Following the evacuation of the sailor, the helicopter crew attempted resuscitation, but when the Hélimer landed at the airport coruñés, doctors certified that he had died.