British four-year-old drowns in Spanish holiday pool
A British four-year-old drowned in the communal pool at a holiday complex in Torrevieja on Wednesday night.
Emergency services confirmed that they were called out to the Rocío del Mar complex shortly before 6pm on Wednesday evening after a child fell into the pool.
Paramedics attempted to revive the child but were unsuccessful and the four-year-old was pronounced dead at the scene.
The family from Britain had recently arrived at the Costa Blanca resort near Alicante in the southeastern Spain for a holiday.
Police are investigating the circumstances of the accident.
Precaución y CERRAMIENTOS: Muere ahogado niño británico de 4 años al caer a una piscina #Torrevieja @lasprovincias https://t.co/aXEjXW1RZm
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The British Embassy in Madrid confirmed the death. "Following the death of a British national in Spain, we are providing support to their family," a spokesman told The Local, adding: "Our thoughts are with them at this difficult time."
Spain records an average of 400 people drowning each year, almost a fifth of them occuring in swimming pools.
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Emergency services confirmed that they were called out to the Rocío del Mar complex shortly before 6pm on Wednesday evening after a child fell into the pool.
Paramedics attempted to revive the child but were unsuccessful and the four-year-old was pronounced dead at the scene.
The family from Britain had recently arrived at the Costa Blanca resort near Alicante in the southeastern Spain for a holiday.
Police are investigating the circumstances of the accident.
Precaución y CERRAMIENTOS: Muere ahogado niño británico de 4 años al caer a una piscina #Torrevieja @lasprovincias https://t.co/aXEjXW1RZm
— InfoEmergencias (@InfoEmerg) April 7, 2016
The British Embassy in Madrid confirmed the death. "Following the death of a British national in Spain, we are providing support to their family," a spokesman told The Local, adding: "Our thoughts are with them at this difficult time."
Spain records an average of 400 people drowning each year, almost a fifth of them occuring in swimming pools.
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