Boy was dead by time emergency services reached holiday complex in Torrevieja on Costa Blanca, authorities said

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A four-year-old British boy has drowned in a pool in Torrevieja, south-east Spain.

The boy was dead by the time emergency services arrived at the holiday complex on the Costa Blanca on Wednesday evening, local authorities said.

It is thought that the boy and his parents had only recently arrived in the city for a holiday.

A Foreign Office spokesman said: “Following the death of a British national in Spain, we are providing support to their family. Our thoughts are with them at this difficult time.”