Three members of a British family who drowned in a swimming pool on Christmas Eve have been named by Spanish police.
Father Gabriel Diya, 52, his daughter Comfort Diya, 9, and his son Praise-Emmanuel Diya, 16, in the Costa del Sol, Spanish police confirmed.
The three family members were found unresponsive in a pool at Club La Costa World on Christmas Eve, after the nine-year-old girl got into difficulties in the water and her brother, 16, and father, 52, reportedly tried to rescue her.
Spanish news outlet Sur reported the swimming cap of the nine-year-old girl who died was found in the suction system.
Further local reports said Spanish police were investigating the pump and suction system for a possible failure, but inquiries have found "no concerns relating to the pool in question", said operator CLC World Resorts and Hotels.
But they said that investigators had found nothing wrong with the pool, which has since reopened.
It is understood the father and daughter are both British, while the son is American.
A witness said the mother prayed for her husband and children as he performed CPR at the Mijas resort, near the town of Fuengirola, according to a report in the Mirror.
Witness Josias Fletchman was quoted as saying: "The mum was praying for them to come back to life.
"She was calm. She was touching their bodies. She continued praying even after the ambulance people arrived and had stopped trying to revive them.
"She exercised her faith to the limit. I was performing CPR on her husband but I'm a believer and I prayed as well."
