British girl dies after incident at hotel pool in Canary Islands

Francesca Mae Blease, 11, was found unresponsive in the pool

Francesca Mae Blease was found in a swimming pool in Fuerteventura, the second-largest of the Canary Islands (Getty Images/iStockphoto)

An 11-year-old British girl died after being found unresponsive in a hotel pool in the Canary Islands, a coroner’s court has heard.

Francesca Mae Blease, from Crewe in Cheshire, was found in a swimming pool in Fuerteventura on 7 August.

An inquest opening on Wednesday heard that Francesca was taken to a hospital in Gran Canaria.

Coroner’s officer Paul Downey said she died on 8 August after being taken off life support.

Coroner Victoria Davies said given there was an unnatural cause of death, it was appropriate for her to formally open an inquest.

A full inquest will be held on 27 January.

Fuerteventura is the second-largest of Spain’s Canary Islands and a popular choice for tourists.