10 Aug, 2020 @ 13:43
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Second toddler swimming pool tragedy in five days on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Second Toddler Swimming Pool Tragedy In Five Days On Spain S Costa Blanca

A young boy drowned in a community swimming pool yesterday(August 9) in the second-such tragedy to hit the southern Costa Blanca within five days.

The two-year-old went missing after his family returned to their home on La Zenia’s Sonia urbanisation after a day out on the beach.

40 minutes later the parents, who have five children, realised that the boy had disappeared and started a search around the area.

His 13-year-old sister spotted him motionless in a community pool and paramedics were unable to revive him.

No further details have been revealed by local authorities except for the fact that the family was on holiday from France.

A four-year-old Belgian boy died in a villa pool at Quesada last Wednesday after he went outside on his own.

Alex Trelinski

Alex worked for 30 years for the BBC as a presenter, producer and manager. He covered a variety of areas specialising in sport, news and politics. After moving to the Costa Blanca over a decade ago, he edited a newspaper for 5 years and worked on local radio.

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