Puerto Rico sends resources to Culebra, island and tourist destination without critical emergency medical services
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Puerto Rico sends resources to Culebra, island and tourist destination without critical emergency medical services

The Puerto Rican government said Wednesday night that it has dispatched resources to the island of Culebra, a popular vacation destination with a population of around 1,800, where locals and visitors have complained about a shortage of essential emergency medical services. Days after “CBS Mornings” lead national correspondent David Begnaud reported on the situation on the island, the administration made its statement.

From this point forward, the main island of Puerto Rico will send a pair of paramedics to Culebra seven days a week from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. local time. Outside of those hours, paramedics will be available on call, and teams will rotate weekly.

The tiny island, which has seen 18 drowning fatalities since 1994, had neither working paramedics nor accessible ambulances with the essential emergency supplies until last week. Up until recently, there were no active lifeguards on duty to keep an eye on the beach at Puerto Rico’s famed Flamenco Beach.

Begnaud has already spoken with the families of drowning victims at Flamenco Beach on the devasting effects of this neglect.

Edilberto Romero Llovet, the mayor of Culebra, recently informed Begnaud that he is working to improve the island’s situation, and the Bureau of Emergency Medical Corps of Puerto Rico published photos of authorities meeting with him on Thursday.

According to the public health agency of Puerto Rico, they have requested financing from Congress in order to permanently address the problem that has afflicted Culebra for years and have delivered Begnaud’s report to them.

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