A young boy and his grandmother were swiftly taken to the hospital in Gran Canaria after an electricity pole collapsed on them. The incident occurred on Barranquera Honda Street in Firgas, with emergency responders being alerted at 6:38 pm on Wednesday, September 24. Reports indicated that a truck got entangled in the cables of the pole, causing it to uproot and fall on the child and his grandmother.
Emergency services, including volunteer firefighters from Firgas, the Civil Guard, and three vehicles from the Canary Islands Emergency Service (SUC), responded to the scene promptly. The seven-year-old boy sustained severe injuries and was transferred by a medical ambulance to the Maternal and Child University Hospital of the Canary Islands. Meanwhile, his grandmother, who suffered moderate injuries, was transported to the Doctor Negrín University Hospital of Gran Canaria in a basic life support ambulance.
In a separate incident on the same day, authorities confirmed the discovery of a body during the search for a missing British tourist in Spain. The unidentified man was found deceased in the woods near the Costa Brava resort of Lloret de Mar. While the cause of death remains unclear, initial police reports indicated no apparent signs of violence on the body. Police in the UK have been informed of the discovery, awaiting formal identification to confirm if the body belongs to the missing tourist.
The missing vacationer, Josh Rogers, has been unaccounted for several days, leading investigators to suspect a potential link to the recovered body. Sources close to the investigation revealed they are awaiting test results to officially confirm the identity of the deceased individual. However, they admitted it is highly probable that the body belongs to the British holidaymaker, Josh Rogers.