Young Irish child left in a serious condition in hospital after almost drowning in Ibiza

A five-year-old child has been left in a serious condition after almost drowning while out swimming during a family holiday in Ibiza.

The accident happened on Friday afternoon at the popular resort of Cala Llonda, where the Irish family were staying in the El Pinar Hotel. The boy was pulled from the water on Friday afternoon and reportedly went into cardiac arrest and required CPR to save his life.

He was brought to the the Can Misses Hospital in Ibiza before being transferred to the Son Espases Hospital in nearby Majorca due to the seriousness of his condition. He is now reportedly in a stable condition and has been taken out of the intensive care unit.

Four people have already drowned on the popular island resort this summer, the latest of which was 41-year-old French diver.