Be the first to comment!Eighty swimmers assisted by the ERRC at the Blue Lagoon in Comino
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This time of the year is the busiest for the lifeguards of the Emergency Response and Rescue Corps at the Blue Lagoon in Comino.
The ERRC said that yesterday ,a strong sea current at the Blue Lagoon, left eighty tired swimmers struggling to reach the shore while swimming, therefore requiring the assistance of the ERRC lifeguards to get them all ashore. None of them required further medical intervention.
During the day, lifeguards also assisted a twenty-year-old Belgian woman with a suspected spinal injury after jumping off Comino. She was taken to the Mgarr Harbour by means of hydro ambulance Lifesaver 1 where an ambulance was waiting to transport her to the Gozo General Hospital for further treatment.
The lifeguarding service at the Blue Lagoon in Comino is possible due to financial support from the Malta Tourist Authority. Support is also being provided by the Ministry for Gozo, Mgarr Marina, Transport Malta, Police, Armed Forces of Malta, Police and the Civil Protection Department.
