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British Boy Dies After Lanzarote Pool Incident
5 Sep
Summary
- A five-year-old British boy died in Gran Canaria after a near-drowning.
- The incident occurred at an unnamed hotel in Playa Blanca, Lanzarote.
- Emergency services performed CPR, restoring his pulse before airlift.
A five-year-old British boy has died after a near-drowning incident in Lanzarote. The child was pulled from a hotel swimming pool in Playa Blanca on Thursday afternoon, showing signs of drowning and cardiorespiratory arrest. Emergency responders immediately began resuscitation efforts, successfully restoring his pulse.
Following stabilization, the youngster was airlifted by air ambulance from Lanzarote to the Materno Infantil University Hospital in Las Palmas, Gran Canaria. He was admitted to the pediatric intensive care unit in critical condition. Sadly, despite the extensive efforts of medical staff, he passed away at the hospital.
The alarm was raised around 12:46 PM local time. Local police, emergency services, and firefighters collaborated to ensure the safe landing and departure of the medical helicopter, facilitating the child's transfer to specialized care.
