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WATCH: 73-year-old man rescued by helicopter after suffering a stroke while hiking in Spain’s Mallorca

SPAIN’S Guardia Civil have released a video of the dramatic rescue of a man who suffered a stroke while hiking Mallorca’s famous Puig de Galatzo.

22 Jan, 2022 @ 12:45

Balearic Islands·Lead·Mallorca

WATCH: Police save cat overcome by toxic fumes from volcano in La Palma on Spain’s Canary Islands

OFFICERS on the Canary Island of La Palma came to the rescue of a cat named Felix after he was overcome by toxic fumes released

20 Jan, 2022 @ 18:30

Canary Islands·Lead

Andalucia migrant death tragedy in Spain as dinghies sink off Almeria coast

SPAIN’S Salvamento Maritimo(Maritime Rescue) is searching for ten migrants who disappeared from two dinghies off the Almeria coast. The Salvamar Spica is spearheading the search

3 Jan, 2022 @ 12:56

Almeria·Lead

Group of 19 immigrants rescued off Spain’s coast and taken to Granada

A GROUP of 19 desperate refugees have been rescued off Granada this morning. It comes after a dinghy boat was spotted southeast of Cape Sacratif

31 Dec, 2021 @ 15:00

Granada·Lead

WATCH: Soldier rescues cat engulfed by volcanic ash on La Palma by performing ‘mouth-to-mouth’

IT IS said that cats have nine lives, and this lucky feline on the island of La Palma certainly owes one of them to the

20 Oct, 2021 @ 11:00

Canary Islands·Lead

How an Olive Press reader, a Spanish prince and an Instagram star helped rescue 2000 vulnerable Afghans as Taliban took over Kabul

THREE MEN from wildly different backgrounds joined forces to save thousands of lives as Kabul was falling under the Taliban in Afghanistan. Shiv Shanker Nair,

15 Sep, 2021 @ 13:30

Costa Blanca·Lead·National News

Marbella firefighters free owl trapped in golf course netting

MARBELLA firefighters have rescued an Eurasian eagle-owl after one of its talons got tangled in netting at a local golf course, according to fire officials.

6 Sep, 2021 @ 10:15

Lead·Malaga·Other News

WATCH: This is the moment 32 passengers were rescued from doomed ferry in Spain’s Ibiza

In the dramatic footage, released by the Guardia Civil, it shows passengers arriving to Ibiza Port after being taken off the crashed vessel

2 Sep, 2021 @ 12:00

Ibiza·Lead·Mallorca

Bather in Spain’s Estepona rescued after rip currents dragged him 200m off-shore

A SWIMMER has been rescued after being sucked into the sea by strong currents in Estepona. The bather, a 57-year-old Romanian man, was caught off

10 Aug, 2021 @ 10:00

Lead·Malaga·Other News

Huge griffon vulture rescued by firefighters and police in residential urbanisation in Spain’s Marbella

MEMBERS of the Marbella Fire Brigade and Policia Local have rescued an injured griffon vulture which had taken refuge on the landing of a staircase

4 Aug, 2021 @ 09:00

Lead·Malaga·Other News

Migrant girl, 5, dies during rescue off Spain’s Canary Islands after 17 days at sea

A GIRL died during a helicopter flight to hospital after dozens of African migrants were rescued from a boat off the Canary Islands. The five-year-old,

30 Jun, 2021 @ 16:52

Canary Islands·Lead·National News

Lifeguard service and improved facilities resume in time for high season on Spain’s Costa Blanca

ORIHUELA COSTA beaches will have their lifeguard and rescue services resume this Saturday, June 5, just in time for the pending summer season. With lockdown

3 Jun, 2021 @ 10:30

Costa Blanca·Environment·Lead

Mountain teams in dramatic rescue as paraglider lifted to safety near Malaga

A PARAGLIDER was lifted to safety after suffering an accident in a rocky area near Malaga. The man got into difficulty close to Teba after

20 Apr, 2021 @ 20:33

WATCH: Police rescue weakened Griffon vulture which stunned motorists in Spain’s Malaga last week

POLICE have successfully rescued a huge Griffon vulture which was spotted in several areas of Malaga over the past week. After several unsuccessful attempts to

18 Nov, 2020 @ 13:30

Environment·Lead·Malaga