A helicopter is evacuating the sheltered people inside Cova del Llop Marí. Rescue work will be carried out throughout the night.
The 18 people trapped in the sea were doing an organized excursion. According to municipal sources, after the 20: 30 hours, four people had already been rescued and were being transferred to Alicante.
At 23 hours, Salvamento Marítimo informed through its social networks that 14 had already been evacuated from the 18 people who were trapped.
The rescue of all people has been coordinated by SALVAMENTO MARÍTIMO in which the HELIMER 202 and the SALVAMAR DIPHA vessel based in Xàbia have intervened.
The evacuated people were distributed in 2 groups by cliff, 19 in the area of Caló and other 3 people in a cliff area near the Granadella. The SALVAMAR DIPHDA vessel has evacuated 3 people that the HELIMER had collected from Caló, have been taken to the port of Xàbia. The HELIMER 202 has had to make 3 trips to be able to rescue all people.