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A four-year-old boy is in a critical condition following a drowning incident at a hotel pool in Gran Canaria. He was initially taken to a private medical centre in San Bartolomé de Tirajana before being airlifted by the Canary Islands Emergency Service (SUC) to the University Maternal and Child Hospital in Las Palmas.
A four-year-old boy, who suffered severe drowning at a hotel pool in Gran Canaria, was initially treated at a private medical centre in San Bartolomé de Tirajana, according to officials. Following a deterioration in his condition, he was rescued by the Canary Islands Emergency Service (SUC) and transferred to the University Maternal and Child Hospital in Las Palmas, where he remains in a serious condition.
The four-year-old boy remains in a serious condition following his drowning incident at a hotel pool in Gran Canaria. He was transferred by helicopter rescue teams to the island’s University Maternal and Child Hospital after showing clear signs of severe drowning.
Boy, 4, fighting for life after drowning in hotel pool at British holiday hotspot | News World
The boy was left in a critical condition after the drowning (Picture: Getty Images)
A four-year-old boy is fighting for his life after he drowned at a hotel pool in Gran Canaria.
The child was pulled from the water on the south side of British holiday hotspot on Saturday afternoon.
Emergency crews first took him to a nearby private medical centre in San Bartolomé de Tirajana.
However, his condition deteriorated and specialist rescue teams were called in to take him to a specialist unit in the capital, Las Palmas.
The helicopter rescue effort spanned the island (Picture: Getty Images)
Medics from the Canary Islands Emergency Service (SUC) rescued the child by helicopter before landing at a school car park.
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The youngster was then met by an ambulance, which raced him to the island’s University Maternal and Child Hospital.
Officials confirmed the boy had shown clear signs of severe drowning before the emergency transfer was triggered.
The child remains in a serious condition.
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