A large wave swell crashed into the group of ‘middle-aged’ bathers, some foreign tourists, sweeping them away into the Atlantic Ocean at 4pm on Sunday.
Air ambulances were seen plucking people out of the water and whisking them to safety.
One woman was revived from cardiac arrest by paramedics and was airlifted to the Nuestra Señora de La Candelaria Hospital by helicopter.
The natural pool is a favourite of tourists (Picture: Getty)
Another 39-year-old woman suffered ‘moderate trauma’ and was taken to hospital where she remains.
Emergency services remain in the area in case there are more victims at sea, although no further disappearances have been reported so far.
The Canary Islands archipelago has been under a weather warning since Friday, with forecasts of waves that could reach between two and five meters in height in the northern areas.
The free-to-enter natural rock pool was formed along the volcanic coast, but had a concrete wall built to shelter it from open-sea waves.
Three people were swept from the natural rock swimming pool Charco de Isla Cangrejo (Crab Island) in the Atlantic Ocean(Picture: Getty Images)
Last month, three people died after powerful waves slammed into the port of Tenerife during a tidal surge, injuring 15 cruise passengers.
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