6-year-old drowns in swimming pool in Goa hotel

Panaji, Nov 2: A six-year-old boy from Mumbai who was holidaying with his parents in Goa died allegedly after drowning in the swimming pool of a hotel in North Goa district, police said on Wednesday.

The incident took place at the hotel located in Candolim area on Tuesday following which police received a call, Calangute police inspector Dattaguru Sawant told reporters.

The body was later sent for an autopsy, he said.

The boy and his parents had arrived in Goa a couple of days back, police said.