British girl, 3, dies after falling into swimming pool in the Costa del Sol

The girl was pronounced dead at the scene after emergency services were called to a country house between Torrox and Sayalonga

A British child tragically drowned after falling into a swimming pool on Spain's Costa del Sol. Despite the efforts of emergency responders who rushed to the scene following a 999 call around midday, they were unable to save the three year old girl and she was pronounced dead at the scene.

A routine police investigation has been initiated, but currently, there is no indication that the child's death was anything other than a tragic accident. The incident occurred at a country house located between the coastal town of Torrox and the inland town of Sayalonga, in an area known as Pago de Montealegre, off the Costa del Sol.

It remains unclear whether the child was on holiday with her parents or resided at the property. However, a local report described the house as the family home and mentioned that the young girl had two older siblings attending a local school.

Sources suggest that the girl may have fallen into the pool after wandering outside unnoticed by her parents. Oscar Medina, the mayor of Torrox, referred to the girl's death as a "tragic incident", extending his "I offer my sincere and profound condolences to the family in the name of all local residents."

A representative for a regional government-run emergency coordination centre announced: "A three-year-old girl has died today in a swimming pool in the Torrox area of the province of Malaga. We received a call at 12.04pm today alerting us to the fact a minor had been recovered from a pool at a property between Torrox and Sayalonga and attempts were being made to resuscitate her.", reports the Mirror.

"Emergency responders were immediately activated. A helicopter was mobilised along with the Civil Guard, local town-hall employed police and health professionals. They later confirmed the little girl had died without offering any more details about the circumstances surrounding this tragic incident."

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