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| Costa del Sol: Investigation after family members drown at resort | Costa del Sol: Investigation after family members drown at resort |
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| Police in Spain have launched an investigation after a man and his two children drowned at a resort on the Costa del Sol. | Police in Spain have launched an investigation after a man and his two children drowned at a resort on the Costa del Sol. |
| They were found unresponsive in a swimming pool on Christmas Eve at Club La Costa World, near Fuengirola. | They were found unresponsive in a swimming pool on Christmas Eve at Club La Costa World, near Fuengirola. |
| It has been reported that a nine-year-old British girl got into difficulties in the water and her father and 16-year-old brother tried to rescue her. | It has been reported that a nine-year-old British girl got into difficulties in the water and her father and 16-year-old brother tried to rescue her. |
| The Foreign Office said it was supporting a British woman in Spain. | |
| The father and daughter were both British while the brother was American, it is understood. | The father and daughter were both British while the brother was American, it is understood. |
| The owners of Club La Costa World offered "heartfelt condolences" to the family after the deaths and said it was helping authorities with their investigation. | The owners of Club La Costa World offered "heartfelt condolences" to the family after the deaths and said it was helping authorities with their investigation. |
| Local journalist Fernando Torres told the BBC it was a shocking scene. | Local journalist Fernando Torres told the BBC it was a shocking scene. |
| "The resort workers heard the screaming and they tried to do CPR (resuscitation) as well, but they couldn't help them," he said. | "The resort workers heard the screaming and they tried to do CPR (resuscitation) as well, but they couldn't help them," he said. |
| "Then the emergency doctors came and they tried for 30-35 minutes, but they couldn't revive them." | "Then the emergency doctors came and they tried for 30-35 minutes, but they couldn't revive them." |
| Are you in the area? Have you been affected by what's happened? You can get in touch by emailing haveyoursay@bbc.co.uk. | Are you in the area? Have you been affected by what's happened? You can get in touch by emailing haveyoursay@bbc.co.uk. |
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