12 Jun, 2024 @ 13:50
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Toddler is injured during jet ski ride with his father on Spain’s Costa del Sol

A TODDLER has been injured on the Costa del Sol after a jet ski ride with his father. 

The three-year-old boy suffered hypothermia after the jet ski overturned in Los Boliches, Fuengirola. 

Emergency services and lifeguards rescued and revived the boy, who was unconscious. 

The incident took place on Tuesday, June 11. 

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Jet skis have been involved in a number of accidents on the Costa del Sol.
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It comes after a French man died in a jet ski accident in Fuengirola last August. 

The 32-year-old was driving the jet ski when the vehicle hit a wave, causing his head to hit the handlebars. 

It is believed he died as a result of the head injury, before falling into the water. 

He was also carrying a passenger, who was unharmed. 

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It was the second fatal incident involving a jet ski on the Costa del Sol last summer. 

In another, a 32-year-old mother of two died in El Palo after suffering a blow to the head when she attempted to retrieve her hat from the water. 

She remained floating, unconscious, until her friends brought her to shore. 

Unfortunately, it was too late and the woman died. 

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Yzabelle Bostyn

Yzabelle Bostyn is an NCTJ trained journalist who started her journalistic career at the Olive Press in 2023.
Before moving to Spain, she studied for a BA in English Literature and Hispanic Studies at the University of Sheffield.
After graduating she moved to the university’s journalism department, one of the best in the UK.
Throughout the past few years, she has taken on many roles including social media marketing, copywriting and radio presenting.
She then took a year out to travel Latin America, scaling volcanoes in Guatemala and swimming with sharks in Belize.
Then, she came to the Olive Press last year where she has honed her travel writing skills and reported on many fantastic experiences such as the Al Andalus luxury train.
She has also undertaken many investigations, looking into complex issues like Spain’s rental crisis and rising cancer rates.
Always willing to help, she has exposed many frauds and scams, working alongside victims to achieve justice.
She is most proud of her work on Nolotil, a drug linked to the deaths of many Brits in Spain.
A campaign launched by Yzabelle has received considerable support and her coverage has been by the UK and Spanish media alike.
Her writing has featured on many UK news outlets from the Sun to the Mail Online, who contracted her to report for them in Tenerife on growing tourism issues.
Recently, she has appeared on Times Radio covering deadly flooding in Valencia.

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