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2-Year-Old Critical After Drowning in Jandía Pool

Child Rushed to the General Hospital of Fuerteventura

A tragic accident occurred that morning at a hotel complex’s pool in Jandía. A two‑year‑old boy suffered a drowning episode and had to be urgently transferred by a basic life‑support ambulance to the island’s general hospital.

The incident happened at 09:54 a.m. in the facility’s swimming area when the Canary Islands Government’s Emergency and Security Coordination Center (CECOES 112) received a call from the hotel’s reception reporting that staff had lifted a child from the water with clear