A THREE-YEAR-OLD girl has died after falling into a swimming pool in Malaga, marking the latest in a series of child drowning tragedies in Spain this summer.
The child fell into a pool in the town of Cartama before her family rushed her to Valle de Guadalhorce Hospital, where she arrived in cardiac arrest.
Medical staff carried out resuscitation efforts for an hour before confirming her death.
The tragic incident marks the second time a toddler has lost their life in the province in just a few days following a similar death in Periana.
A four-year-old British boy died in a pool at a rural villa in the Malaga village on the second day of a family holiday.
These Malaga incidents come amid a deadly start to the summer, with seven children killed in swimming pools and beaches across Spain in less than two weeks, from the Canary Islands to Mallorca.
Among the other most recent cases was a three-year-old Danish boy who drowned in a pool at a holiday villa in Can Picafort, Mallorca.
He was airlifted unconscious to Son Espases Hospital in Palma, where he died the following day.
That same weekend, a four-year-old British girl died in a hotel pool in Playa Blanca, Lanzarote after being found in cardiac arrest and could not be revived.
Earlier in the month, two teenage boys aged 12 and 13 drowned after getting into difficulty among rocks near a popular sea-swimming spot close to Tarragona in Catalonia.
One died at the scene, while the other died in hospital.
A 12-year-old girl drowned at Costacabana beach in Almeria on June 13 after being swept away by a strong current.
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The toll has made this one of the worst starts to June in recent years for drownings in the region, which recorded 10 deaths this month alone, according to Spain’s lifesaving federation RFESS.
Nationally, the organisation recorded 472 drowning deaths last year, including 47 children.
Two further cases remain unresolved: a one-year-old British girl is in critical condition after nearly drowning in a hotel pool in Fuerteventura, while a 16-year-old boy has been missing since June 10 after disappearing during a jet ski trip off the Costa Brava.
Authorities have launched renewed water safety campaigns as officials warn that drowning remains one of the leading causes of preventable summer deaths in Spain.
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