A 52-year-old man dies in Villanueva after falling into a watering raft

The event took place in El Cobi, near the road that links the municipalities of Archena and Blanca
A 52-year-old man died this Saturday afternoon after falling to a raft in El Cobi, in Villanueva del Río Segura, near the road that links the municipalities of Archena and Blanca, shortly before reaching the viewpoint of La Morra, as reported by the Emergency Coordination Center.

The 112 received a call informing that a man had fallen into a raft and was sinking. Up to the place of the incident troops of the Local Police of Archena and an ambulance of the Service of Emergencies of the municipality moved, as well as firemen of the Consortium of Extinction of Fires and Salvation of the Region of Murcia and agents of the Civil Guard.

A neighbor managed to get the man out of the water and performed the cardiopulmonary resuscitation maneuver, although without success. Shortly after, health personnel confirmed the death of the man. At the same time they reported that they also had to attend to the neighbor who tried to save the deceased’s life.