A 4-year-old boy died this Thursday in Ugíjar (Alpujarra Granadina) most likely a victim of drowning as he was found in an open irrigation water-storage pond.

The boy belonged to a foreign family (nationality not given) who had been staying in the town for a few days. They told neighbours who spoke English, who in turn alerted the Guardia Civil, that there child had been missing since the morning

Many locals rallied around the family and set out, together with the police officers to find the boy and then finally and tragically his body was found floating in the water around 12.20h

A medivac helicopter belonging to the Junta de Andalucía was despatched as soon as news of the boy having been found in the water became known. The paramedics tried to revive him using CPR but to no avail.

Ugíjar Town Hall has declared a day of official mourning for the incident, as stated in a social-media post, “Given the sad, accidental death of a minor visiting our municipality, it is deemed appropriate to declare a day of official mourning as a heartfelt expression of Ugíjar’s general condolences, during which flags will fly at half-mast outside all municipal buildings. We are suspending municipal events as a sign of respect and deeply regret this incident which occurred in our municipality,” the post states.

The Town Council expressed the “solidarity of the Ugíjar Town Hall and its residents” to the family and loved ones of the deceased minor and placed itself at their disposal.

(News: Ugijar, Alpujarra, Granada, Andalucia)

Keywords: Child Drowns, Water-Storage Pond, Irrigation, Foreign Family, Junta Air Ambulance

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