Two children rushed to hospital after near-drowning at Surfers Paradise hotel
Two children have been rushed to hospital after a near-drowning in a Gold Coast hotel pool.
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TWO children have been rushed to hospital after a near-drowning in a Gold Coast hotel pool.
Emergency services rushed to a Surfers Paradise hotel after calls came in at 9.45am.
The boys, both under 10 years old, had swallowed a considerable amount of water, but had not lost consciousness, according to a Queensland Ambulance Service spokesperson.
They were both taken to Gold Coast University Hospital in a stable condition.
It comes a day after a near-drowning at Main Beach on Tuesday afternoon, where six people were pulled from the water in a mass rescue.
Three people in that incident were taken to hospital in a stable condition.
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