Overview

• Lifeguards performed CPR before SUC ambulance crews stabilized the girl and she was airlifted by helicopter to the Maternal and Child University Hospital in Gran Canaria.
• Hospital medics declared her irreversibly brain dead due to severe neurological damage and she died after resuscitation efforts failed.
• The tragedy marks the fourth minor drowning in the Canary Islands in 2025, exceeding any annual toll recorded in the past decade.
• The Spanish Civil Guard has opened investigations into the series of drownings and UK consular services are assisting the bereaved family.
• Campaign group Canarias 1,500 Kilómetros de Costa expressed condolences and urged tighter pool regulations and closer supervision of children.