The Irish toddler found unconscious in a Spanish pool on Monday morning has tragically died.
It is understood that the three-year-old passed away in the early hours of this morning at Alicante General Hospital.
Local police who dealt with the incident told Cork Beo that the boy is aged three and named him as Aberi James Greene.
The youngster was holidaying with his grandparents in the Cabo Roig area about 10k from Torreivieja on the Costa Blanca when the tragedy unfolded.
The boy, who is the youngest in a family of three from Mallow, Co Cork, got in to difficulty in a pool at the Aquamarina urbanisation pool in Oriheula.
The boy was discovered unconscious in the communal swimming pool by an early morning bather.
Investigators believe he may have slipped away from his grandparents and fallen in the pool at around breakfast time.
The alarm was raised shortly after 9am local time, with police told that the child had fallen into the pool.
He was dragged out by local residents but had already lost consciousness.
Four police officers who rushed to the scene found the young boy to be unresponsive and "very cold".
The police performed emergency resuscitation and the child responded, showing signs of life.
The police were quickly joined by a local doctor and then an air ambulance crew who worked for over two hours by the side of the pool to stabilize the child before rushing him by helicopter to hospital.
Paramedics did everything in their power to assist the child and after he was rushed to Alicante General Hospital in an unconscious state.
He initially responded after CPR and his vital signs were restored. However, tragically he lost his battle for life surrounded by his family.
The death is being treated as a tragic accident.
The Department of Foreign Affairs said it is "aware of the the case and is providing consular assistance".
Fine Gael Councillor in Mallow John Paul O'Shea said that the family of the young child were not known to him. However, he added that what has occurred is "every parent's nightmare."
Mr O'Shea said: "The thoughts and prayers of the people of Mallow are with them at this time."
The Councillor for Public Safety, Ramón López, said that he wanted to commend “the rapid action of the agents of both the Local Police and the doctor from the health centre who were able to stabilise the child despite him being without oxygen for some time.”
