Overview

• On June 5, a two-year-old British boy was found unresponsive in a private villa pool in Sant Joan, Ibiza, and could not be revived despite over an hour of resuscitation.
• Emergency services including basic and advanced life support crews worked tirelessly at the scene but were unable to restore a pulse.
• The Civil Guard has launched an investigation into the circumstances of the drowning while the UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office is providing support to the child’s family.
• This tragedy follows a May 22 incident in Tenerife where a four-year-old Northern Irish boy died in a hotel pool and a near-miss in Majorca after a child’s arm was trapped in a pool cleaning system.
• The string of accidents has prompted calls for enhanced pool safety measures, stricter supervision and improved emergency preparedness at Spanish holiday resorts.