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Boy, 4, in Critical Condition After Hotel Pool Drowning in Gran Canaria

The case prompted a helicopter transfer to the island’s specialist children’s hospital.

Overview

  • The four-year-old was pulled from a hotel pool in southern Gran Canaria on Saturday afternoon and is in a serious condition.
  • Emergency crews first took him to a private medical centre in San Bartolomé de Tirajana for treatment.
  • Doctors requested a helicopter transfer from the Canary Islands Emergency Service when his condition worsened.
  • The aircraft landed in a school car park, and an ambulance took him to the University Maternal and Child Hospital in Las Palmas, where paediatric specialists received him.
  • A specialist doctor and nurse monitored him throughout the flight, and officials said he had shown clear signs of severe drowning.