Irish boy, 3, has died following shock swimming pool accident in Alicante on Spain’s Costa Blanca

GUARDIA Civil have confirmed an Irish boy, aged 3, has died following a shock swimming pool accident in Alicante.

The boy was rushed by helicopter to Alicante’s General Hospital after paramedics spent over an hour trying to resuscitate him.

The alarm was reportedly raised at 9.15 on Monday when the boy was found unconscious in a pool at the Aldeas de Aguamarina urbanisation in Cabo Roig.

Four local police agents arrived at the scene, who found the child ‘very cold’, according to the Leader.

After performing cardiopulmonary resuscitation the child responded with vital signs restored.

Shortly after the arrival of the police, an ambulance crew took over along with a doctor from the Cabo Roig Medical Centre.

They were later joined by an air ambulance crew from Guardamar who worked for over an hour by the side of the pool before they were able to stabilise the young child.

At 10.30 he was flown to Alicante General Hospital’s Intensive Care Unit, where he died in the early hours of this morning.

The Judicial Police of the Civil Guard has now taken charge of the investigation to clarify the causes of death.

The child was reportedly on holiday with his family from Cork.