British toddler drowns in swimming pool at Spanish holiday villa

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Emergency services were rushed to a Spanish holiday villa on Friday morning to a report of a toddler drowning in a swimming pool.

A British toddler has drowned in a swimming pool at a popular holiday villa near Alicante, Spain. According to reports by a major daily newspaper, the child tragically died on Friday morning (May 12) despite desperate attempts by paramedics.

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The incident reportedly took place at 10am and emergency responders including medical staff and police were rushed to the villa in La Nucia. A helicopter was also sent to the scene but all efforts to resuscitate the toddler were unsuccessful.

The Civil Guard confirmed an investigation was underway. A spokesman for the force in Alicante said: “This incident is still under investigation but everything so far is pointing to the youngster’s death being a tragic accident.”

La Nucia is situated approximately 31 miles to the north-west of Alicante and the airport, and only 6.2 miles away from the most popular tourist resort on the Northern Costa Blanca, Benidorm.

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