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  "path": "/2026/05/03/boy-4-fighting-life-drowning-hotel-pool-british-holiday-hotspot-28220302/",
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  "textContent": "The boy was left in a critical condition after the drowning (Picture: Getty Images)\n\nA four-year-old boy is fighting for his life after he drowned at a hotel pool in Gran Canaria.\n\nThe child was pulled from the water on the south side of British holiday hotspot on Saturday afternoon.\n\nEmergency crews first took him to a nearby private medical centre in San Bartolomé de Tirajana.\n\nHowever, his condition deteriorated and specialist rescue teams were called in to take him to a specialist unit in the capital, Las Palmas.\n\nThe helicopter rescue effort spanned the island (Picture: Getty Images)\n\nMedics from the Canary Islands Emergency Service (SUC) rescued the child by helicopter before landing at a school car park.\n\n##  Sign up for all of the latest stories\n\nStart your day informed with Metro's **News Updates** newsletter or get **Breaking News** alerts the moment it happens.\n\nThe youngster was then met by an ambulance, which raced him to the island’s University Maternal and Child Hospital.\n\nOfficials confirmed the boy had shown clear signs of severe drowning before the emergency transfer was triggered.\n\nThe child remains in a serious condition.\n\n******Get in touch with our news team by emailing us atwebnews@metro.co.uk.******\n\n**For more stories like this,** check our news page.\n\nComment now Comments \nAdd Metro as a Preferred Source on Google\nAdd as preferred source\n",
  "title": "Boy, 4, fighting for life after drowning in hotel pool at British holiday hotspot"
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