Three-year-old girl drowns in Malaga swimming pool

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The doctors at the Valle del Guadalhorce hospital were unable to resuscitate the little girl

Irene Quirante

A three-year-old girl from the Malaga town of Cártama died after drowning in a swimming pool on Sunday, making this the second child drowning in the province in recent days.

The girl's family contacted the emergency services and requested urgent medical care. An ambulance took the child to the Valle del Guadalhorce hospital in critical condition shortly after 9pm.

According to sources, she was already in cardiac arrest upon arrival. Despite attempts to resuscitate her, the doctors were unable to save the child's life.

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