British toddler, 4, dies after being pulled from Canary Islands pool | World | News

A four-year-old British girl who was rescued from a hotel swimming pool in Playa Blanca, Lanzarote, has died. The tragedy occurred at around 13.30 local time on Saturday in a resort town in the Yaiza municipality on Avenida de Pechiguera. The child was pulled from the water showing signs of drowning and was already in cardiorespiratory arrest. Emergency services were notified immediately.

A coordinating nurse from the Canary Islands emergency department (SUC) gave telephone instructions to bystanders or staff to begin resuscitation while help was on the way. Responders, including local police, the Civil Guard, two ambulances and a medical helicopter from the Lanzarote Emergency Consortium, reportedly rushed to the scene. lavozdelanzarote. Advanced life support efforts continued when we arrived at the scene, but the child could not be resuscitated and he was pronounced dead at the hotel.

Local police and firefighters set up security in the nearby area to facilitate the helicopter’s landing. The Civil Guard is conducting routine investigations into the circumstances of the incident. Sun reported.

The death caused shock in the popular tourist resort of Playa Blanca. No further details about the girl and her family were disclosed.