British girl drowns in swimming pool on holiday in Spain

A British family has paid a heartbreaking tribute to their little girl after she died on holiday in Spain on her father's birthday.

Four-year-old Blossom Kelly was on a family holiday to celebrate her grandfather's 60th birthday when she drowned in a swimming pool.

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According to the Liverpool Echo, she was pulled from the pool in the town of Sils, near Girona, and airlifted to hospital before being placed on life support but sadly passed away.

Writing on Facebook on Thursday, Blossom's mother Vicky said: "Our beautiful Blossom Iris Kelly lost her fight at 12.45pm this afternoon. She put on the most amazing battle but her little body was tired and we had to make the most difficult decision of our lives and let her go and she chose to go today on her Daddy's birthday.

"Words cannot describe how we as a family are feeling right now but it hurts so bad. Telling my kids that their sister had gone was the worst thing I have ever had to do. God knows what we are going to do without the most gorgeous little character in the world. She was my best mate and I'm going to miss her so, so much. Goodbye princess love you always."

Blossom was due to start school in September.

Family and friends have paid tribute to her on social media, with her aunt Hayley Thomas writing: "Life will never be the same without you gorgeous girl, but we are all so thankful for the four and half years we got with you!!!"