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Toddler dies after pool accident | |
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A two-year-old girl has died after a "tragic accident" in a swimming pool at an RAF base in Cyprus. | |
Lucie Markes, thought to be from Elgin, Moray, was pulled alive from the pool at the base in Akrotiri, where her father is stationed. | |
Despite extensive life-saving efforts, she died several days after the incident, which happened during a social event at the base. | |
Lucie's body was flown back to RAF Lyneham, Wiltshire. | |
An inquest into her death has been opened and adjourned. | An inquest into her death has been opened and adjourned. |
A Ministry of Defence (MoD) spokesman told BBC Scotland: "A tragic accident occurred at a domestic swimming pool during a social gathering at RAF Akrotiri. | |
"Lucie Markes was rushed to hospital following extensive life-saving efforts by personnel at the unit. Lucie was subsequently transferred and placed on a life support ventilator. | |
"Sadly she lost her fight for survival. Hospital staff in consultation with Lucie's parents switched off her life support." |