Costa del Sol: Mother insists husband and children who drowned at resort could swim
A mother whose husband and two children drowned in a resort swimming pool on the Costa del Sol on Christmas Eve has insisted all three knew how to swim.
Earlier, Spanish media reported another of Mrs Diya's daughters, who was unharmed, told police none of the three could swim.Gabriel Diya, 52, his daughter Comfort Diya, nine, and his son Praise-Emmanuel Diya, 16, died in the pool at Club La Costa World, near Fuengirola. "My husband went in via the steps trying to help the two struggling [children] while I ran to the nearby apartments shouting for help to assist my husband.Man and children drowned 'in tragic accident'
They also confirmed there were no lifeguards at the pool because it was so small it was"not necessary".
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