A 17-month-old British toddler has tragically passed away after falling into a swimming pool during a family holiday in Spain.
The girl's parents shockingly found her body floating in a hotel pool in Port d'Alcudia, Majorca.
Spanish outlet Ultima Hora reported that the occurrence took place earlier this week, at around 7pm local time on Tuesday evening.
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The Mirror reports that the baby was found in a critical condition in the water itself, with a lifeguard rushing to perform first aid. Emergency services in the form of police, the Civil Guard and an ambulance all scrambled to the scene.
The toddler was revived following an hour long bout of CPR, with local media reporting that she was intubated and transferred still in a critical condition to the Son Espases Hospital. However, whilst being treated in the Intensive Care Unit, the little girl tragically passed away - with her death confirmed yesterday at 5pm.
This incident comes just two months following on from a seven year old girl was left desperately fighting for her life, after almost drowning at a hotel pool in the same region. In the very same month, another six year old boy died at another Majorca resort, after drowning in the pool.
So far this summer, over 20 people have drowned in the Balearic Islands, with emergency services attending a total of 47 separate incidents. Around 30 per cent of these cases have been children aged seven or under, Ultima Hora reports.
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