A four-year-old British boy has drowned in a pool in . The incident happened at the resort of San Miguel de Abona in the south of the island. Emergency responders rushed to José Miguel Galván Bello Avenue shortly before 5pm after reports that a child was suffering a cardiac arrest. The boy was pulled out of the water by a lifeguard, but was unresponsive, according to .

A spokesperson for the UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office said: "We are supporting the family of a British child who has died in Spain, and are in touch with the local authorities."

reports that a nurse from the Canary Islands Emergency Service (SUC) provided CPR instructions over the phone while responders looked for a defibrillator. Guests at the hotel, including some who said they were doctors, sought to assist. Two advanced life support ambulances and a medical helicopter were dispatched.

Medical professionals carried out advanced resuscitation technicques but were unable to save the child's life.

"A four-year-old boy died this Thursday after failing to recover from a cardiac arrest and having to be rescued from a hotel pool in San Miguel de Abona (Tenerife), according to the Emergency and Security Coordination Center (Cecoes) 112," Telecinco reported.

"Emergency services were dispatched to the scene after receiving a report that a minor had been rescued from a hotel pool by a lifeguard and was in cardiac arrest."

112 Canarias said on X: "A minor dies after being rescued from a hotel pool by a lifeguard in San Miguel, Tenerife.

Personnel from two ambulances and a medical helicopter from SUC, the Local Police and @guardiacivil intervened at the scene."