Polish Tourist Child Dies After Drowning in Cretan Hotel Pool

Tragedy in Crete: 11-Year-Old Polish Girl Drowns in Hotel Pool Despite Frantic Rescue Efforts

An 11-year-old Polish girl on a family vacation died after being pulled unconscious from a hotel swimming pool on the Greek island of Crete, despite a massive emergency medical response. The child, her parents' only daughter, was discovered unresponsive in the water at a resort in Platanias. T hree doctors from a local private clinic, emergency paramedics, and a nurse rushed to the scene and immediately initiated CPR. With a police escort clearing traffic along the northern coastal highway...

By ANTHEE CARASSAVA