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Alicante is one of the Spanish provinces with the highest number of mountain rescues

This year, there have been around fifteen mountain rescues in the province of Alicante, including one that resulted in a deadly accident. Similar to 2024, the Provincial Firefighters Consortium’s Special Rescue Group (GER) responded to up to six events that happened on the summits of various municipalities and regions in January of last year.
In addition, there have been numerous evacuations in the mountains of the province of Alicante in February, including the helicopter search for a woman, the death of a hiker, and injuries to cyclists. In contrast, there were none during this time last year.
Alicante is clearly one of the provinces with the highest number of deaths and rescues in the mountains, ranking fifth in terms of evacuations and among the top four in terms of fatalities, according to the 2024 total balance compiled by La Gistería. Six of the 61 interventions that the various rescue organisations and security agencies visited over the course of the previous 12 months had fatal outcomes.
In May of 2024, the first fatalities in the Alicante mountains took place. In July and August, there were two more fatalities. Another fatality occurred in October, and December was a terrible month with two more. One of the casualties was female, while the victims’ ages ranged from 40 to 71.
In the highlands, two of the six fatalities happened in the Xàbia municipality, which is close to Granadella. A heart attack claimed the life of a 60-year-old guy, while a cardiorespiratory arrest claimed the life of a 70-year-old hiker. Falls were the cause of two further recorded deaths in the l’Alacantí region. A 71-year-old man from Cabeçó d’Or was involved in the first case, while a guy who had fallen from the Serra Grossa in Alicante was involved in the second. A 64-year-old man fainted on the way to Pico del Águila in Callosa de Segura, and another 45-year-old woman fell in Altea, adding to the litany of catastrophes.
55 rescues concluded with the word “life” for the victims, according to statistics gathered by La Gistería. But among the causes, falls accounted for 27 interventions, injuries or injured ankles for 9, disorientation for 4, falling on rocks for three and falling on rocks for the same amount, and heat strokes and knee injuries for two. The remaining ones were brought on by bad weather, disappearance, heart attacks, thirst, and discomfort.
36 men and 17 women were evacuated in 2024, with the rescued individuals ranging in age from 20 to 84. The Montgó Natural Park in the Marina Alta was the location of the most interventions in the province, with a total of eleven. The Peñón d’Ifach, which saw five rescues, and the Puig Campana, which saw four interventions, come next.
Maritime Rescue responded to 422 crises.
Rescues occurred in the waters of Alicante as well as in the mountains. According to Salvamento Marítimo, there were 422 emergencies in the previous 12 months in 2024. According to the organization’s overall balance, 1,341 persons received assistance, and 305 were rescued on their own.
Additionally, they report that 228 out of 356 boats had emergency situations involving leisure vessels, accounting for 50% of those helped, while 25% were in dangerous or overcrowded vessels. They claim to have used their own resources to save 287 individuals in 17 tiny boats.
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Elche photographer arrested for sexually assaulting two women in his studio

A 60-year-old man in Elche has been arrested by the National Police for two separate sexual assaults in the last two weeks. The man was pretending to be a photographer for a report, but a 25-year-old woman there claimed that he intended to capture naked pictures of her, which would lead to sexual assault with penetration without her consent.
Officers found out after his detention that he had been detained two weeks prior for similar charges. He had even received a restraining order and been prohibited from leaving the country for assaulting a disabled woman again.
He persuaded her to shoot naked pictures
The complaint claims that the woman asked the photographer to do a photo session. He convinced her to sign a document giving him permission to take naked pictures of her at the signing ceremony. The suspect claimed it was because of her height that it was hard for her to be a model and that it was better to photograph her naked.
The man touched various body parts on the model while she posed for shots, he even took images of her intimate areas. He then pulled down his pants and stabbed her with his fingers.
The woman made it plain she wasn’t going to strip when she went on a second shoot. The complaint claims that the man attempted to reenact the first date scene, but she fled right away and came back with a friend worried he could have a recording camera in the studio. She requested that he remove any pictures he may have of her during that stay.
Arrested two weeks earlier
The woman went to the police station with a lawyer and filed a handwritten complaint. Officers then learnt that the man had previously been taken into custody for assaulting a disabled young woman in his studio, even attempting penetration.
Police detained the man at the studio as a result of both instances, and they also confiscated mobile phones, laptops, tablets, desktops, and other gadgets. The 60-year-old guy was charged with sexual assault and brought before a judge.
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Hospitality and recreation establishments in Elche receive 36 infringement reports from local police

The Elche Local Police conducted an operation that involved inspecting thirteen hospitality and leisure outlets in various neighbourhoods, resulting in one arrest and 36 violations. The data was made public on Friday, 28th March, mainly as a reminder of the work that is being done. Councilman Juan de Dios Navarro gave the police top for their efforts.
According to local police inspector José Antonio Corrales, the majority of the infractions included drug usage and possession, including four for cocaine possession and seven for hashish, as well as improper company documentation. Additionally, there were two reports for disturbing the peace or disrespecting law enforcement, four for not following the minimum hygienic standards for food storage, one serious infraction for conducting the activity after hours and behind closed doors, and seven for irregularities found on the property, including improper documentation.
Additionally, officers found six infractions for permitting smoking in unapproved indoor locations, three for type “B” slot machine identification guide deficiencies, and one major infraction for emergency escape and door flaws. Additionally, a report was made about the selling of illegal tobacco at a pub, where 20 packets were confiscated and one individual was detained on court order and imprisoned.
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Visitor to Catral cemetery locked inside

As nightfall approached on one of these soggy spring days in March, a young man decided it would be a good idea to visit a cousin or acquaintance’s grave and take a walk through the cemetery. Because the cemetery still closes its (automatic) gates at six o’clock at this time of year, but without the winter gloom that may discourage anyone from going.
However, the door was locked when he attempted to exit. The visitor didn’t seem to want to spend any more time among the cemeteries, despite the cemetery’s reputation as a particularly tranquil spot. Unaware of the placard bearing the mobile phone number for anyone needing help, he dashed out the gate. It was all on camera.
Joaquín Lucas, the mayor of Catral, maintains that this occurrence is unrelated to the privatisation of the cemetery works and feels that management by an outside company is an efficient approach to provide this service in a municipal office. He went on to say that the young man who who was locked in is from the nearby municipality of Dolores rather than Catral.
The local police took to social media and atacked the man’s “reckless” behaviour. He has been named in connection with “criminal proceedings for a crime against another’s property.” Nonetheless, the business will be liable for any damages brought on by the damaged door anchors.
In addition to clarifying that the business employs two workers—a gravedigger and a labourer who maintains the communal areas and restrooms—the Councillor for Services, Daniel Escudero, reaffirmed that the automatic door is an option offered by the company itself.
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