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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. | A three-year-old girl has died after being pulled out of a hotel swimming pool in Lancashire. |
| 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. Police are treating her death as "unexplained". | She was taken to Royal Manchester Children's Hospital in a critical condition, where she died. Police are treating her death as "unexplained". |
| 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, has been bailed until 15 November pending further enquiries. | |
| Paramedics initially took the child to Blackpool Victoria Hospital shortly after 11:00 BST. She was then transferred to the specialist children's hospital. | Paramedics initially took the child to Blackpool Victoria Hospital shortly after 11:00 BST. She was then transferred to the specialist children's hospital. |
| Det Insp Nick Connaughton, from Blackpool CID, said: "We are treating this tragic incident as an unexplained death and are continuing to investigate just how the child has come into difficulties in the pool. | Det Insp Nick Connaughton, from Blackpool CID, said: "We are treating this tragic incident as an unexplained death and are continuing to investigate just how the child has come into difficulties in the pool. |
| "Our thoughts remain with the child's family at this sad time." | "Our thoughts remain with the child's family at this sad time." |
| Former lifeguard Carole Greenwood said she had "dived" into the pool when she saw the girl at the bottom. | |
| She said: "I noticed there was a child at the bottom and I dived in and rescued the child and followed on with resuscitation. | She said: "I noticed there was a child at the bottom and I dived in and rescued the child and followed on with resuscitation. |
| "She did start to breathe and the ambulance took over. | |
| "It's quite shocking and I feel really upset for the girl," she added. | "It's quite shocking and I feel really upset for the girl," she added. |
| A spokesman for the 100-bedroom hotel declined to comment. | A spokesman for the 100-bedroom hotel declined to comment. |