Red Cross guarantees the surveillance of Jávea beaches with a service that has been expanding since the last 1 in June. The beach service started the June 1 in the Arenal, conducting surveillance only on weekends.
Since Monday, June 15, surveillance was extended to the following beaches: Arenal, La Grava and La granadella in an uninterrupted schedule from 11:00 to 19:00 hrs. It will be from next July 1 when all the points are open from 11:00 a.m. to 19:00 p.m. except for Arenal, which will extend its opening hours for high season from 10:00 a.m. to 20:00 p.m.
Benisero beach and La Barraca (Portitxol) have surveillance during the weekends until July 1, when the service will be daily. The Red Cross guarantees the surveillance of our beaches. Approximately 45 professionals, including aquatic lifeguards, boat skippers and technicians in sanitary emergencies, are in charge of monitoring the beaches that the Red Cross guards in the municipality of Xàbia.
balance 2014
In 2014 Red Cross in Xàbia he made a total of about 1500 health interventions mild and 50 situations transfer to hospital with ambulances own.
Regarding the number of rescues should be noted that since 2007 Red Cross has decreased the number of redemptions on patrolled beaches thanks to its constant commitment to design new prevention systems that detect danger before it occurs ensuring the safety of the bathers .
Of the 30 rescues that Cruz Roja had to carry out in 2014 in the municipality of Xàbia, the majority were due to the irresponsibility of the users, ignoring the information flags in the days of waves, as well as accidents caused by the practice of water sports. in areas far from the aid stations.
