Overview
- Rose Buck, a Bradford postal worker, died in a Tenerife hospital on March 8 after being injured while swimming at Costa Adeje’s so‑called “blue lagoon.”
- Family accounts say a sudden wave hurled her into rocks, causing a major head injury and a broken neck; she was submerged for about five minutes and required roughly 13 minutes of CPR before being revived.
- Doctors placed her on a ventilator and later identified severe brain damage, including a brain‑stem bleed, leading to the withdrawal of life support on March 6, according to the family.
- Her daughter says a 4.1 magnitude earthquake recorded around the time may have triggered the unusual wave, a connection not independently confirmed in the coverage.
- A GoFundMe organized by her daughter has surpassed £14,000 to cover travel and funeral costs, with plans for a memorial bench at Yeadon Tarn.