A five-year-old British girl has died after being found unconscious in a swimming pool in Spain while on holiday with her family.
She was taken to hospital after she was discovered at a resort in Morro Goble, Pájara in Fuertaventura, on Wednesday.
Emergency services rushed to hospital after she was resuscitated by an on-duty lifeguard.
But she was flow to a bigger hospital in Gran Canaria for further treatment due to the severity of her condition.
Her death was reported by Canarias 1,500 kilometres de Costa, with the group saying: ‘The five-year-old girl who suffered a critical drowning episode in the pool of a hotel in Morro Jable died today.
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‘The little girl was spending her vacation on the island of Fuerteventura with her family, originally from England.
‘It was around 1.30am when the unconscious girl was pulled from the pool.
‘Lifeguards performed CPR. The medical personnel from a SUC ambulance then continued providing care.
‘Due to the seriousness of the case, she was urgently evacuated by medical helicopter to the Materno Infantil University Hospital.
‘Despite the efforts of the medical team, the little girl was unable to overcome the dramatic event that took her life.
‘We would like to express our condolences and solidarity to her family. Please take care of and supervise your children in the water.
‘A terrible and difficult episode, once again.’
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