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Nottingham Post
Nottingham Post
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Abigail O'Leary & Natalia Penza

British toddler drowns in swimming pool at villa on Spain's Costa Blanca

A British toddler has drowned in a swimming pool on Spain’s Costa Blanca. Aged just 18 months, they died on Friday morning, May 12, despite attempts by paramedics to save them.

It was not immediately clear whether the dead child was a boy or a girl. Emergency responders including medical staff and police raced to the villa in La Nucia near Alicante where the tragedy occurred around 10am, The Mirror reports.

A helicopter was also sent to the scene but all efforts to resuscitate the toddler proved unsuccessful. The Civil Guard has confirmed an investigation was underway.

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