The worst end was feared after 36 hours of an intense Altamar search operation of Layonel Ramírez Colladoa 27 -year -old young Spanish who was reported as disappeared on September 30 in the south of Gran Canaria. But fortunately, it was rescued aliveand his family told how He survived.
The boy was on a ship next to a group of friends that Monday afternoon, when his Aquatic motorcycle He unhook the boat, which was in the back.
Layonel Ramírez Collado, the young shipwrecked who was rescued alive. (Photo: Facebook/Red Cross in Las Palmas)Immediately He threw himself into the sea to try to recover itand from the water he told his companions that he was going to bring the motorcycle closer to the coast, and that he would meet them on the pier of the Castillo del Romeral, where they would later collect it.
However, when his friends went to the meeting point, Layonel was not there, and there were no traces of his aquatic vehicle. They waited a few hours and began to be scared for their absence.
They decided to approach the port authorities and tell what had happened to ask for help. That same night emergency services activated the search device to locate Ramírez, around 23.00 on Monday.
The desperate search for Layonel Ramírez Collado and the incredible rescue
The operation was deployed between the municipalities of Santa Lucía de Tirajana and San Bartolomé de Tirajana, with the Coordination of the Civil Guard and the assistance of maritime rescue, by land, sea and air.
The salvage authorities reported several official parts on their social networks, and also shared the video of the exact moment in which they drifted it, still floating on the semi -jugundy aquatic motorcycle.
Rescue to the limit in Gran Canaria
Maritime rescue, under the direction of the Maritime Captaincy of Las Palmas, has rescued the person missing in a water motorcycle last Monday night in the municipality of San Bartolomé de Tirajana, in the vicinity of the … pic.twitter.com/YrkJbfBRNd– Maritime rescue (@salvamentogob) October 1, 2025
«The maritime rescue plane Sasemar 103 has located Layonel Ramírez Collado, the 27 -year -old who disappeared on Monday night when he tried to recover his boat in the Castillo del Romeral area,» said the maritime rescue through social network X.
Under the direction of the Maritime Captaincy of Las Palmas, they reported that The young man was found In the vicinity of Juan Grande’s thermal power plant, 15 nautical miles southwest Arguineguín.
Upon hearing that a plane flew, the young man began to shake his hands in life, with the few forces that remained, and rescuers proceeded to the safe extraction operation.
The moment they see the young man from the helicopter. (Photo: Facebook/Red Cross in Las Palmas)They mobilized Guardamar Urania and Red Cross to attend to his arrival. Finally, the shipwreck returned to the mainland, where his mother and grandparents waited for him anxious, full of anguish.
«The young man is in good health, although with chest pain due Dehydration very high, Solar burnsand lack of food, but in good condition, «the authorities detailed.
His mother, Natividad Collado, spoke with local media, and said that the last 36 hours had been the worst nightmare of his life. «We had a fatal, real fatal, and since the motorcycle did not appear we kept the hope that he was fine,» he confessed.
«Apparently his motorcycle suffered a damage and could not continue sailing; now they are putting soothing, but it is fine, even he has encouraged us; he told us that he is very hungry, that he wants to eat everything he can,» he said. «We are super happy, happy and grateful to all those who participated in the rescue,» he thanked.
