A lifeguard is missing at sea in the Lido area of Funchal. The 37-year-old man will have been surprised and dragged by a wave.
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08/11/2026
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A National Maritime Authority is looking for a 37-year-old man who is missing after allegedly being surprised and dragged by a wave, on Sunday afternoon, in the Lido area, in Funchal, on Madeira Island.
“ Following an alert received at 2:18 p.m., through a popular who was nearby, crew members of Funchal’s Lifeguard Station were immediately activated by sea and by land members of the Captaincy and the Local Command of Funchal Maritime Police. A Portuguese Air Force aircraft was also committed”, it can be read in a statement sent to the editorials.
The note also states that “the search operations, coordinated by the Captain of Porto and Local Commander of the Maritime Police of Funchal, were interrupted by 6:11 p.m., without having found the victim, and will be resumed at sunrise.”.
According to RTP Madeira, the victim was in the service of a hotel unit in the area, and “the body was spotted, belly down, but disappeared due to strong ripple”.
The Maritime Police Bureau of Psychology was activated.