Effective service of Civil Protection of the City of Cartagena have rescued this afternoon a man aged 32, a resident of Malaga, which the temporary prevented him from back in the dugout from the vicinity of the island of Baron, in the Mar Menor, the port of Mar de Cristal, where he had gone sailing.
The canoeist alerted emergency services coastguard, about four in the afternoon, when he realized that the wind libeccio, the height of the waves and the strong current prevented him from returning.
Emergency service of the Region of Murcia, 112, reported the situation to Cartagena Civil Protection, which moved to place a boat with skipper and rescuer, who collected the canoeist in perfect condition and led to Mar de Cristal.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Cartagena