Woman dies after hotel near-drowning
A woman hospitalised for a near drowning at a luxury, five-star Surfers Paradise hotel last week has died.
The woman, who was in her 20s and isn’t an Australian resident, was rushed to hospital in a critical condition following a near drowning at the QT Gold Coast at about 9pm on Sunday May 19.
She was swimming by herself when the incident occurred.
She passed away at Gold Coast University on Saturday just before 5pm.
Authorities are still understood to be working on contacting next of kin who do not reside in Australia.
QT Gold Coast has been contacted for comment.
On Easter Sunday, Dharmvir Singh, 38, and his father, Gurjinder Singh, 65 died at nearby Surfers Paradise hotel, Top of the Mark Apartments, while attempting to rescue Dharmvir’s two-year-old daughter.
The toddler’s mother had tripped and fell into the pool while holding the girl, which prompted the rescue attempt.
While the child and her mum was successfully pulled from the pool, Dharmvir and Gurjinder went into cardiac arrest.
While Queensland Ambulance Service (QAS) paramedics and bystanders attempted to administer CPR, they were unable to be revived and died at the scene.
The family were on holiday for North Clyde in Melbourne at the time of the tragedy.
