Family tribute to toddler who died in pool fall

The great-grandmother of a three-year-old British boy who died after falling into a swimming pool on Spain’s Costa del Sol has paid tribute to him as a “lovely” child.

By The Newsroom

Published 27th Aug 2013, 17:58 BST

Shae Colford was pronounced dead on Sunday after reportedly being found floating in the water at his grandparents’ home near Malaga.

The boy’s parents, who are understood to live in Leicestershire, are still in Spain awaiting the release of their son’s body.

The Foreign Office has confirmed it is supporting members of Shae’s family, who are reported to have rushed him to hospital in a car at around 6pm.

The toddler’s death came on what has been dubbed Spain’s Black Sunday after two other people drowned in the sea.

Speaking from her home in Leicester, Shae’s great-grandmother, Marjorie Colford, said she was told of Shae’s death on Sunday but did not yet know the circumstances of the tragedy.

Mrs Colford said: “We are terribly upset, all the family is.”

She added: “He was a lovely little boy, he was just lovely.”