Crew Pulls Surfer From Storm Waves on Cádiz Beach

Cádiz, Spain – A Salvamento Marítimo crew pulled a surfer from heavy surf on Santa María del Mar beach in Cádiz after he was unable to get back to shore in waves of three to four metres.

Footage posted by Salvamento Marítimo on Wednesday, November 11, shows the agency's red rescue boat driving through rough, grey seas off the beach, with white water breaking around the hull as the crew works close to shore.

The rescue took place at about 3 p.m. on Tuesday, November 10, after a 112 call reached the Cádiz coordination centre reporting that the surfer was having trouble returning to the beach despite being close to the sand. The centre sent the crew of the Salvamar Suhail. Salvamento Marítimo said the near-shore manoeuvre was complicated by the swell, but the surfer was able to reach the boat, was taken from the water in good condition and was brought to land. A yellow coastal alert was already in force for storms Bruna and Charles.