A local Calpe police officer dies while trying to save the life of a driver

Image from this Sunday morning in Benissa. Benissa Civil Protection The body of the agent was found 2 kilometers downstream The tragic event occurred at 2 in the morning in the Empedrola urbanization The person he was trying to rescue managed to get out of the vehicle and get safe An agent of the Local Police of Calpe, Alicante, has died this morning during the rescue of a man who was trapped inside a vehicle due to the heavy rains recorded in the town of Benissa. As reported by the City Council of Calpe, at around 2:00 a.m., the agents received a notice from 112 alerting that a vehicle was trapped in the Empedrola urbanization, specifically on a road that runs parallel to the riverbed in the municipality of Benissa. proximity to the place, two Calpe Local Police patrols traveled to the place and found the vehicle surrounded by water with a man in its inside. In addition, the agents observed that a family member of the driver had also traveled to the area and had fallen into the water, from where he was rescued by the police. water being carried by the current at great speed”. Hours later, around 6:37 a.m., the body of the deceased agent was found two kilometers downriver in the municipality of Calpe. The trapped vehicle was also swept away by the water with the driver inside who, finally, He has been able to get out of the car and has been rescued by the Local Police and transferred to the regional hospital, although his injuries are not serious. The City Council has announced that the measures to be carried out throughout the day are being studied on the occasion of the tragic event.