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Brit girl, 4, drowns in Egypt hotel pool after 'banging head and falling in'

A four-year-old British girl drowned in a swimming pool while she was on holiday with her family in Egypt.

It is thought that Skia Watson slipped and banged her head before falling into the water.

The tragedy happened as the young girl, from Bristol, was briefly out of her family's sight at the Seagull Beach Resort in the Red Sea town of Hurghada, it was reported.

A lifeguard dived into the pool and pulled Skia out of the water, and she was given CPR in front of holidaymakers.

The girl could not be revived despite efforts to save her.

Her family have now hit out at the resort.

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They claim there was only one lifeguard patrolling a large pool.

The family also claim the lifeguard had no first aid skills.

A manager for the hotel has claimed that the girl was "not being watched", it was reported.

Skia died during a holiday with her sister Lystasia, 11, and other relatives.

Thousands of British holidaymakers visit the Red Sea resort of Hurghada every year (AFP)

According to the Sun, a witness reported that a family member said: “We lost sight of Skia for just a moment or two before she fell in but the lifeguard never saw her until it was too late.”

The relative is said to have claimed the lifeguard panicked, and ran with Skia in his arms before someone else performed CPR.

The manager of the four-star hotel denied the family's claims, telling the Sun: “It happened because the little girl was not being watched.”

A spokesperson for the Foreign Office said: “We are supporting the family of a British child who died while on holiday in Hurghada, Egypt.

"Our condolences are with the family at this difficult time.”

Mirror Online has contacted the Seagull Beach Resort for comment.

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