BREAKING: British toddler drowns in swimming pool at Spanish villa
Emergency services were called at around 10.00am with news that an 18-month-old boy had been pulled out of the water in an unconscious state.
The Guardia Civil and SAMU paramedics went to the villa with an air ambulance put on stand by to take the boy to Alicante General Hospital.The incident took place in the town of La Nucia in Alicante Local media reported that the boy’s mother and three other children were inside the villa when he fell into the swimming pool.The Guardia Civil has launched an investigation into the circumstances that led up to the toddler’s death.
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.’
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