Overview
- Local authorities in Garachico and at Santa Cruz de Tenerife’s Playa de la Teresitas have restricted bathing and posted warnings while lifeguards monitor conditions.
- At least one swimmer at Playa de la Teresitas was treated at a medical facility after a painful contact with a Portuguese man o’ war.
- Visitors are urged to stay out of the water where warnings are posted and to follow lifeguard instructions until beaches are declared safe again.
- First aid guidance advises rinsing stings with seawater, carefully removing tentacles, immersing the area in hot water around 40–45°C, and seeking medical help for severe symptoms.
- Wave breakers at Playa de la Teresitas can trap the organisms in the bathing area, and authorities expect to lift restrictions once they drift away with changing conditions.