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.

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