7-year-old girl sucked into pool drain, critically injured

A seven-year-old girl was sucked into the drain of a beachside swimming pool and critically injured on the Ligurian Riviera on Wednesday. After the accident at a beach club in Sestri Levante, the girl was rushed to Genoa's Gaslini Children's hospital in code red and is reportedly in critical condition. As soon as her family realized the girl was trapped in the water, emergency services began responding. First, the club's lifeguards, then the ambulance crew dispatched by 118, spent over half an hour resuscitating the girl, who was then airlifted to the Gaslini. The Coast Guard and Carabinieri of Sestri Levante were on site. The facility has been impounded. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED © Copyright ANSA