"Detectives have taken away the pump system, looking at motors to see if it was an electrical or mechanical failure, but at the moment there is no information on what could have caused this tragedy," he said.
Holiday operator CLC World Resorts and Hotels said management were assisting authorities "fully" with an investigation into the deaths.
Club La Costa World is near the town of Fuengirola, around 20 miles south of Malaga.
The holiday operator's statement said: "Management at Club La Costa World resort would like to offer its heartfelt condolences to the family affected by the loss of three family members on 24 December 2019.
"The Guardia Civil have carried out a full investigation which found no concerns relating to the pool in question or procedures in place, which leaves us to believe this was a tragic accident which has left everyone surrounding the incident in shock.
That sounds possible though still unlikely. A lightning strike perhaps? Though you'd think there's be reports of thunder in the area if that were suspectedWounder if they are thinking they were electrocuted.
FULL STORY: https://apnews.com/55845f7dd3004f2e09b8722338d6ec39Reports: UK family drowned in Spain didn’t know how to swim
Spanish news reports said Thursday that a member of the British family whose father and two children died in a swimming pool on Christmas Eve has told police that none of the three knew how to swim.
Spanish private news agency Europa Press and other media outlets said the family member testified before Civil Guard police.
No one was immediately available at the Civil Guard to comment on the report.
Earlier, Civil Guard union spokesman officer Paco González said autopsy results show the three members died by drowning. Investigators were now trying to determine why they drowned, he said.
Leading Spanish newspaper El País said the autopsy results also showed none of the three had bruises or suffered intoxication. ...
Europa Press said the girl got into difficulty first. Her brother and father then jumped into the pool and tried to save her but all three drowned.
González said the pool was around 2 meters (6.5 feet) deep in some parts. ...
González said police inspected the pool and found no irregularities.
“(Police officers) did not find any anomaly that could indicate a swirl or a suctioning current,” he said.
Media reports said police initially suspected a problem in the pool’s suction system.
González said police found the girl’s swimming cap in a grate of the suction system. He said the water in the pool was very cold and this may have been a factor in the drownings. ...
Why on Earth did they all get in the pool at all if they didn't know how to swim?
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Does anyone know for sure if the girl got into difficulties first and the others died trying to rescue her? ...
Wonder how deep it was ...
A mother whose husband and two children drowned in a resort swimming pool on the Costa del Sol on Christmas Eve has insisted all three knew how to swim.
Olubunmi Diya said "something was wrong with the pool" and the group were "dragged" in and unable to get out.
But hotel operator Club La Costa World said the pool was "working normally".
Earlier, Spanish media reported another of Mrs Diya's daughters told police the three who drowned could not swim - but Mrs Diya has refuted that.
The (newly-widowed) wife and mother is refuting a daughter's claim that the 3 victims didn't know how to swim.
SOURCE: https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-50929536
More details on the victims:
News report
Seems they were a deeply religious family of Nigerian origin. But I wouldn't read anything into that, it does sound like a freak accident, nothing more. The detail about the little girl's hat is so sad.
If the girls hat was in the pump then the circulation was in reverse.
Local media reports say a resort worker who went into the water to recover the bodies said he also had difficulties returning to the surface.
So that would fit with the faulty pool idea, yes?
Anyone know if this news site is reliable or not? https://nypost.com/2019/12/26/costa...f-drowned-british-girl-in-pool-pump-in-spain/
The whole thing is quite bizarre.
The New York Post is a tabloid, tends to sensationalise things.
If the girls hat was in the pump then the circulation was in reverse.