An Irish boy is fighting for his life in Spain after being found unconscious in a swimming pool.
The youngster was found shortly after 8am local time by a passersby in the Aguamarina villas in Cabo Roig, near Alicante.
It is understood that the boy is aged 6.
A call was received just after 8am saying a child had fallen into a swimming pool and had been pulled out, but was unconscious.
A local confirmed to the Irish Mirror that the boy was spotted by neighbors who pulled him from the water and alerted emergency services.
Local Police from Orihuela were first on the scene.
They added: "They were working on him for two hours before transferring him to the hospital in Alicante.
"It's shocking, but emergency services were great."
The boy was on holidays with his family and is believed to have strong Cork connections.
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