Overview
- Witnesses following the operation saw a body floating near the Esclavas area around 4 p.m. and authorities confirmed it was the man being searched for.
- The fisherman, 66, left around 7 p.m. Monday to fish from coastal rocks near the Millennium obelisk and Monte de San Pedro and did not return.
- A family member called Emerxencias 112 at 8:40 a.m. Tuesday, prompting alerts to Salvamento Marítimo, the Galician coast guard, National and Local Police, firefighters and Protección Civil.
- Search assets included the Helimer 401 helicopter and the Salvamar Betelgeuse at sea, with ground teams combing rocky shorelines from O Portiño and Monte de San Pedro to the Orzán inlet and the Tower of Hercules.
- Forecasters had a yellow coastal warning in effect for waves up to five meters, and searchers earlier reported seeing the man’s backpack floating in the area.