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Metro
09-08-2025
- Health
- Metro
British girl, 5, dies after drowning in swimming pool on holiday in Spain
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. '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. More Trending '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.' Get in touch with our news team by emailing us at webnews@ For more stories like this, check our news page. MORE: Boy, 4, killed after being hit by bus outside hospital in Margate MORE: The 5 best lesser-known Spanish destinations tourists often miss MORE: Everything we know so far after eight killed in helicopter crash in Ghana
Daily Record
08-08-2025
- Health
- Daily Record
Little girl dies after being pulled from pool on holiday in Spain
Medics at the hospital in the capital of Gran Canaria tried to revive her without success, leaving her relatives devastated. A five-year-old British girl has died after being pulled unconscious from a swimming pool during a family holiday in Spain. The incident happened at a complex in the municipality of Pájar on Thursday. She was pulled from the water before the pool's lifeguard attempted to resuscitate her. Once stabilised, she was transferred to the General Hospital of Fuerteventura and then sent by helicopter to Gran Canaria. She was brought to the Maternal and Child University Hospital of Las Palmas, Gran Canaria but medics were unable to save her. The girl became 'irreversibly brain dead' after drowning in the pool, it is reported. This is the fourth death by drowning in the Canary Islands in 2025 - the highest figure in at least last ten years. In April, an infant died in Lago Taurito, in the south of Gran Canaria. On that occasion, a two-year-old girl drowned in the water park while spending the day there with her family, residents of the island. The association Canarias 1,500 kilometres de Costa, is a platform that is dedicated to the prevention of this type of tragedy in the islands, released a statement on the latest death. They said: "The five-year-old girl who suffered a critical drowning episode in the pool of a hotel in Morro Jable (Pájara, Fuerteventura) died today. Due to the severe neurological consequences, she entered the so-called "brain death" stage. "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. A terrible and difficult episode, once again. 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." This drowning incident, with a minor as the sad protagonist, is once again terrible and difficult. "We at @canarias1500kmdecosta would like to express our condolences and solidarity to her family. Please take care of and supervise your children in the water." The Canary 112 emergency service reported immediately after the accident: "A child aged five recovered from cardiac arrest and was transferred in serious condition by medical helicopter from the SUC to the University Hospital of the Canary Islands."
