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A three-year-old British girl was pulled out of the swimming pool unconscious Greek island Death occurred two weeks ago
The girl was staying with her family at a hotel in Lardos on the island of Rhodes when the incident occurred on October 14.
According to local newspaper RodiakiCCTV footage showed that the girl was in the water for at least 10 minutes but was not seen because she was under the inflatable balls.
A British doctor staying at the same hotel reportedly spotted the girl and dived into the pool to rescue her.
They administered emergency first aid and the girl was taken to Rhodes Hospital, where an MRI showed significant swelling of the brain.
Hospital director Miklis Sokourelos told local media that the girl was “brain dead” at the time.
“The child has obviously been in the water for a long time. She is not responding at all,” he said.
The girl, who has not yet been named, died on Sunday in a hospital in England after she was transferred to the UK for further treatment.
Greek newspaper Demokratik reported The girl’s uncle and a hotel employee were arrested and initially charged with negligence causing grievous bodily harm. Both men have denied any wrongdoing, mail online Informed.
A British brother and sister drowned on a beach while on holiday in Spain in August.
Amia and Ricardo Junior del-Brocco, aged 13 and 11 respectively, had gone swimming with their father before they got into trouble in the water off the coast of Salou.
The children, from Birmingham, were swept off the beach by powerful currents and died at the scene despite immediate treatment, according to local media. His father survived.
Their aunt Kayla Jasvinder Del-Brocco said in birmingham live: “They went out to swim with their father because he loved the beach.
“The mom said, ‘Don’t take too long,’ and took her baby to the bathroom. She came back out and couldn’t see anyone. That’s when the nightmare began.”