Brit toddler, 2, nearly dies at Fuerteventura hotel in 'serious' drowning horror

Brit toddler, 2, nearly dies at Fuerteventura hotel in 'serious' drowning horrorA British two-year-old has been rushed to hospital after nearly drowning in Fuerteventura - the news comes hours after a British man was found dead in TenerifeCommentsNewsGerard Couzens News Correspondent and Ethan Blackshaw Deputy Publishing Lead08:12, 08 Apr 2026Updated 08:20, 08 Apr 2026View 2 ImagesA British toddler nearly drowned to death in Fuerteventura (file)(Image: Getty)A British toddler has been rushed to hospital after nearly drowning to death at a Canary Islands hotel.‌The two-year-old was in a “serious” condition when an ambulance took him away from the scene following initial assistance by the hotel pool.‌His nationality was confirmed overnight, just hours after police said a 28-year-old who was pulled from the sea and pronounced dead in the south-west of Tenerife was also British. The fatal suspected drowning occurred around 2pm on Monday. The man who died, a Tenerife resident, has not been named.‌The incident involving the British child occurred at an unnamed hotel in the municipality of Pajara in Fuerteventura last Monday. A spokesman for a regional emergency response coordination centre said: “A minor is in a serious condition after being rescued from a pool in a hotel in Fuerteventura.View 2 ImagesThe two-year-old was in a 'serious' condition when an ambulance took him away (file)(Image: Getty Images/iStockphoto)READ MORE: Major UK delivery company shuts down after Brits were left without parcelsREAD MORE: Brit tourist, 21, missing after flying to San Francisco and meeting mystery man“We received a call from the reception of the hotel complex in the municipality of Pajara indicating the two-year-old had been pulled out of the water with symptoms of drowning.‌“The youngster was already out of the water by the time the first emergency responders arrived. The minor received initial assistance at the scene before being transferred to Fuerteventura Gene...