Four people rescued at the Bay of Cabrera

The Guardia Civil through the Marine Service, rescued yesterday during the storm that whipped Majorca, four people, among them under age, were in the waters of the National Park of Cabrera.

The Guardia Civil stationed at Cabrera, warned by the strong wind and waves that was caused by the storm they checked, helped by binoculars, from earth to sea the anchored vessels in the bay of Cabrera were in a safe condition. But, in an instance, they saw what could be four figures on board of an auxiliary boat of small dimensions trying to arrive at port.

Due to the adverse weather conditions, the waves pushed the small boat towards the rocks. The Guardia Civil observed that it was impossible for them to get to a safe zone, so they therefore decided to reach them with the official boat.

The area where they were at was complicated, with rocks where they would en up hitting the dinghy. But, once they got to the boat,  they towed the boat with them to the coast and then they were transferred to the health care in the National Park to be treated for hypothermia.

When they got better and the weather conditions improved, the Guardia Civil transferred them in the Corps' boat to the sailboat they had anchored in the bay.