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| Costa del Sol: Mother says husband and children who drowned at resort could swim | |
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| A mother whose husband and two children drowned in a resort swimming pool on the Costa del Sol on Christmas Eve has insisted all three knew how to swim. | A mother whose husband and two children drowned in a resort swimming pool on the Costa del Sol on Christmas Eve has insisted all three knew how to swim. |
| Olubunmi Diya said her children went into the pool using the steps but were "dragged into the middle" and "could not get out". | Olubunmi Diya said her children went into the pool using the steps but were "dragged into the middle" and "could not get out". |
| Earlier, Spanish media reported another of Mrs Diya's daughters, who was unharmed, told police none of the three could swim. | |
| But Mrs Diya said that was not true. | But Mrs Diya said that was not true. |
| Gabriel Diya, 52, his daughter Comfort Diya, nine, and his son Praise-Emmanuel Diya, 16, died in the pool at Club La Costa World, near Fuengirola. | Gabriel Diya, 52, his daughter Comfort Diya, nine, and his son Praise-Emmanuel Diya, 16, died in the pool at Club La Costa World, near Fuengirola. |
| In a statement released to the media, Mrs Diya said: "I believe something was wrong with the pool that must have made swimming difficult for them at that point in time. | |
| "My husband went in via the steps trying to help the two struggling [children] while I ran to the nearby apartments shouting for help to assist my husband. | |
| "By the time assistance came, the three of them were under the water." | |
| A spokesman for the Spanish Civil Guard said divers retrieved Comfort's swimming hat from the pool pump but investigators had found nothing wrong with the pool, which has since reopened. | |
| They also confirmed there were no lifeguards at the pool because it was so small it was "not necessary". | |
| In a statement released on Thursday, the owners of Club La Costa World said the resort "continues to co-operate fully with the authorities investigating this appalling tragedy". | |
| "We are doing everything possible to provide care and support to bereaved family members and to all our other guests," it added. | |
| Paying tribute to her husband and children, Mrs Diya said she was "utterly heartbroken". | |
| She added: "We are deeply shocked, saddened and struggling to come to terms with their passing. | |
| "They all brought a joy and love to the world and to everyone that crossed their path. | "They all brought a joy and love to the world and to everyone that crossed their path. |
| "We love them all dearly, will always remember them in our hearts and miss them greatly." | "We love them all dearly, will always remember them in our hearts and miss them greatly." |