Palma de Mallorca -
The number of Badetoten Majorca has more than doubled within a year. In the past summer season, died on the beaches of the Spanish holiday island after a preliminary review of the Balearic government, 25 people.
Among them were according to reports in recent weeks, nine German. The year before, a total of ten deaths had been counted, such as the media reported on Wednesday.
Most Badetoten on Mallorca are seniors. In many cases, negligence was involved. The victims had gone into the water despite health problems or had not followed instructions of the lifeguards. Several of the victims suffered a heart attack in the sea.
The highest Badetoten it in Cala Millor. This was due not to lack of safety precautions, but the fact that this beach in the east of Mallorca is very popular with older people, it was said by the government.
The initiative "blausand.de" uses, which for more safety on Europe's beaches, had recently criticized the other hand, in Mallorca there are too few lifeguards.
