British toddler, 4, dies after being pulled from Canary Islands swimming pool

A four-year-old British girl has died after being rescued from a swimming pool at a hotel in Playa Blanca, Lanzarote. The tragedy unfolded at about 1.30pm local time on Saturday at a resort in the municipality of Yaiza, on the Avenida de Pechiguera. The child was pulled from the water showing signs of drowning and was already in cardiorespiratory arrest. Emergency services were alerted immediately.

A coordinating nurse from the Canary Islands emergency service (SUC) provided telephone instructions to bystanders or staff to begin resuscitation while help was on its way. Responders, including local police, the Civil Guard, two ambulances, and a medical helicopter from the Lanzarote Emergency Consortium, rushed to the scene, reported Lavozdelanzarote. Advanced life support efforts continued on arrival, but the child could not be revived and was pronounced dead at the hotel.

Local police and firefighters secured a nearby area to facilitate the helicopter’s landing. The Civil Guard is carrying out routine inquiries into the circumstances of the incident, The Sun reported.

The death has caused shock in the popular tourist resort of Playa Blanca. No further details about the girl or her family have been released.