Toddler in critical condition after nearly drowning in Fuerteventura
A two-year-old child is in a serious condition after being pulled from a swimming pool at a hotel complex in Jandía, in the south of Fuerteventura. Emergency services rushed the child to hospital following the incident on Monday morning.
The alarm was raised just before 10:00am when staff at the hotel contacted the Canary Islands emergency coordination centre to report that a young child had been taken out of the water showing signs of drowning.
An ambulance crew provided initial care at the poolside before transporting the child urgently to Fuerteventura General Hospital. The extent of the child’s condition has not been confirmed beyond being described as serious.
The incident happened in the pool area of the hotel complex, although further details about how the child came to be in difficulty have not yet been released.
Emergency services responded quickly after receiving the alert. Authorities are likely to review the circumstances surrounding the incident.
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