Overview

• The incident occurred on May 22, 2025, at a hotel pool in San Miguel de Abona, Tenerife, with emergency services responding shortly before 5 pm local time.
• A lifeguard pulled the unresponsive boy from the pool, and hotel guests, including individuals identifying as doctors, joined resuscitation efforts.
• A nurse from the Canary Islands Emergency Service provided CPR instructions over the phone while emergency responders searched for a defibrillator.
• Two advanced life support ambulances and a medical helicopter were dispatched, but despite advanced resuscitation attempts, the boy was pronounced dead on-site.
• Spanish authorities, including the Civil Guard and local police, have launched an investigation into the circumstances of the drowning, while the UK FCDO is providing support to the family.