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| Galashiels girl, 3, dies after St Annes hotel pool incident | Galashiels girl, 3, dies after St Annes hotel pool incident |
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| A three-year-old girl has died after being pulled out of a hotel swimming pool in Lancashire, prompting a murder investigation. | A three-year-old girl has died after being pulled out of a hotel swimming pool in Lancashire, prompting a murder investigation. |
| The girl, from Galashiels in the Scottish Borders, was reported to be "drowning" at Dalmeny Hotel on South Promenade in St Annes on Thursday. | The girl, from Galashiels in the Scottish Borders, was reported to be "drowning" at Dalmeny Hotel on South Promenade in St Annes on Thursday. |
| She was taken to Royal Manchester Children's Hospital in a critical condition, where she died. | She was taken to Royal Manchester Children's Hospital in a critical condition, where she died. |
| A woman, aged 40, has been arrested on suspicion of murder and child neglect. | A woman, aged 40, has been arrested on suspicion of murder and child neglect. |
| The woman, also from Galashiels, remains in police custody for questioning. | |
| Paramedics initially took the child to Blackpool Victoria Hospital shortly after 11:00 BST before she was transferred to the specialist children's hospital. | Paramedics initially took the child to Blackpool Victoria Hospital shortly after 11:00 BST before she was transferred to the specialist children's hospital. |
| Det Insp Nick Connaughton, from Blackpool CID, said: "This is a tragic situation where a young girl has lost her fight for life following an incident at a swimming pool in a hotel in St Annes. | |
| "We are now treating this sad death as suspicious and are investigating just how the child has come into difficulties in the pool." | "We are now treating this sad death as suspicious and are investigating just how the child has come into difficulties in the pool." |
| A spokesman for the 100-bedroom hotel declined to comment. |