Five-year-old boy dies after drowning in Playa Blanca hotel pool

A five-year-old boy who was airlifted to Gran Canaria after drowning in a hotel pool in Playa Blanca has died, according to Radio Televisión Canaria.

The incident happened at around 1.45pm on Thursday, September 3, when the child was pulled from the swimming pool at the hotel complex.

The facility’s lifeguard, a doctor and others at the scene began performing CPR.

When medical personnel arrived, they continued with advanced resuscitation efforts, which succeeded in restoring the boy’s pulse.

He was then airlifted in critical condition by medical helicopter to the Gran Canaria Maternity and Children’s Hospital.

The boy remained in hospital but could not recover from his critical condition and passed away.