Date Published: 21/08/2020
ARCHIVED - Tragedy on Camposol as 2 year old drowns in swimming pool
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The local community is in shock following the tragic death
Residents of the Camposol Urbanisation in Mazarrón are in shock this morning following the tragic death of a 2 year old boy in a swimming pool on the Urbanisation.
The 112 regional emergencies centre reports receiving a call just after 19:30 informing them that a child had been found unconscious floating in a swimming pool.
A Mobile Emergency Unit from the 061 Health Emergencies Management service, an ambulance from the Mazarrón Emergency Service, Policia Local and Civil Guard all rushed to the scene and health workers from the 061 Emergencies Coordination Center spoke over the phone to those who had found the child to help them begin cardiopulmonary resuscitation as the combined emergency services travelled towards them.
Ambulance workers continued with cardiopulmonary resuscitation, but in the end nothing could be done to save his life.
The little boy is believed to have fallen into the pool of a neighbouring villa on the D-sector of the urbanisation.
This is the second time a young child has drowned in a swimming pool on the urbanisation and the death has shocked residents, some of whom heard the screams of anguish when the child was found, and some of whom knew the little lad personally.
The first time a child drowned on the urbanisation many years ago on a sector, the residents drew together and formed a charity called PALS, Protection and Life Saving which worked for years raising money to buy medical equipment for the Cruz Roja and medical response services in the Mazarrón municipality.
Over the years, dozens of donations were made to help the community be better prepared should tragedy strike again and to give back to the local health and support services for all the work they do supporting residents on the local urbanisations. PALS even donated an ambulance to the local Cruz Roja to help them in their humanitarian work. Sadly, the charity closed a few years ago, donating residual monies to support other charities working in the community.
Residents on the urbanisation also fund a voluntary Fast Response Service, FAST, through donations, which trains volunteer residents to help residents on the urbanisation should there be a medical emergency, and over the years has offered a fantastic service, helping many residents in those vital minutes before an ambulance arrives.
Sadly, on this occasion, nothing could be done to save the little lad.
Sincere deepest sympathies to the family.