Overview
- Six young people were killed and a seventh was seriously injured when a coastal walkway at El Bocal collapsed.
- Hugo Morán, Spain’s secretary of state for the environment, says the work was accepted in 2015, was opened to public use, and that Santander is responsible for maintenance.
- The Santander city council rejects Morán’s account, accuses him of lying, and publicly challenges officials to produce the reception document.
- City officials maintain the coastal path was not finished and say the decision to open it to the public was taken solely by the Directorate General of Coasts.
- New reporting says the ministry is relying on 2004 and 2017 documents indicating the city must maintain the path upon completion, while official technical and legal findings have not been made public in these articles.