British boy, four, drowns in southern Costa Blanca swimming pool
Sunday, April 10, 2016 @ 9:45 PM
A BRITISH toddler has drowned in a swimming pool in Torrevieja, southern Alicante province, whilst on holiday with his mother and grandmother.
The four-year-old is said to have fallen in the pool on the urbanisation Rocío del Mar, where the family had rented a villa.
According to initial information available, the two adults and the little boy's sister, aged six, were inside the property at the time, around 18.00hrs.
His mum and grandmother ran out into the street shouting for help when they saw the boy face-down, and two builders working opposite rushed to their aid.
They pulled the child straight out of the water and gave him mouth-to-mouth and CPR, having called an ambulance, which is said to have arrived within minutes and taken over trying to revive the infant.
But every effort to save him failed.
The stretch of the C/ Bajamar leading up to number 31 was shut to traffic for over an hour whilst paramedics tried to bring the boy round, and it was well after 19.00hrs that they left the area.
Sources close to the family say they have shut themselves in the villa and are not speaking to anyone aside from their nearest friends.
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