Girl (4) from Straffan dies in Spain pool horror

A four-year-old Irish girl has died after she drowned in a swimming pool in Marbella, Spain.

The incident happened on Saturday morning at around 10.30am local time near the well-known Golden Mile area.

It's believed the family were coming to the end of their holiday when the tragedy occurred.

It is understood the young girl, from Straffan, Co Kildare, was on a family holiday at the time and the incident is being treated as a tragic accident.

It's understood the tot got into difficulty in the water.

She was pulled out of the water and emergency responders tried to revive her using CPR but were unable to save her life.

Local reports said the pool belonged to a private villa.

The child had been on holiday with one of her parents.

The other distraught parent has now flown out to Spain.

A spokesperson for the Department of Foreign Affairs confirmed to Independent.ie it is aware of the case and is providing consular assistance.