A four-year-old has reportly died while on a holiday with his family (Picture: Atlantica Hotels)

A young boy has reportedly drowned in a swimming pool in Kos after falling in while his parents were asleep.

The British child, who has not been named by authorities, is said to have woken before his parents on Saturday morning and wandered to the pool.

According to The Sun, the family were on a TUI package holiday to the Atlantica Holiday Village resort.

Despite efforts to save him, the boy died before emergency services could arrive.


The hotel manager and his parents were later arrested on suspicion of manslaughter and endangering the life of a minor.

The hotel manager and his parents were later arrested and release (Picture: Atlantica Hotels)

They were later released.



A spokesman for the Greek police said: ‘It is common for next of kin to be arrested in such circumstances but as is always the case, they were not held in police custody and were immediately freed.’

A spokesman for the Foreign Office said: ‘We are supporting the family of a British child who died in Kos, Greece, and our staff are in touch with the local authorities.’

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