Alex Trelinski
A BRITISH boy, 4, died after being pulled out of a Tenerife hotel swimming pool on Thursday.
The incident happened shortly before 5pm at a hotel on Avenida Jose Miguel Galvan Bello in San Miguel de Abona.
Emergency services were despatched after an alert that a child had been rescued from the hotel pool by a lifeguard but was unresponsive.
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The youngster had suffered a cardiac arrest.
A nurse coordinator from the Canary Islands Emergency Service (SUC) gave phone instructions before ambulances arrived.
She talked rescuers through on how to find a defibrillator in the area and how to use it, along with CPR procedures.
A number of people who identified themselves as doctors also took part in efforts before two paramedic crews took over.
A helicopter was also sent to the hotel to airlift the child- if needed- to hospital.
A UK Foreign Office spokesperson said: “We are supporting the family of a British child who has died in Spain, and are in touch with the local authorities.”
The Guardia Civil are carrying out a formal investigation.
