Major update after Brit baby dies on holiday with 30 family & friends in Turkey resort as cops investigate
POLICE are investigating after a seven-month-old British baby died in a Turkish resort.
Elizabeth Coffey was rushed to hospital after being found unresponsive at the five-star The Land of Legends Kingdom Hotel in Antalya.
The tot had been on holiday with parents Michael and Elizabeth and a group of around 30 family and friends when tragedy struck.
The group were enjoying an all-inclusive break when the alarm was raised early on Saturday.
Police confirmed they were investigating the circumstances surrounding the tragic incident at the hotspot on Turkey’s Mediterranean coast.
Elizabeth was said to be unresponsive when she was taken to Aspendos Anatolia private hospital in Serik, near the resort of Antalya.
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A hospital official said: “Hotel staff called paramedics when the baby was having trouble breathing.
“She was brought to the hospital by the first responders. Despite the doctors’ efforts, she couldn’t be saved."
Elizabeth’s frantic family alerted staff at their five-star resort when they realised the tot was in trouble.
Her body has been sent to Antalya Forensic Medicine Institute to determine the exact cause of death.
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Heartbroken friends and family posted Facebook tributes yesterday as her family was comforted at the resort.
Kitty Margaret wrote on Facebook: "Can't believe this rest in peace baby girl. Please god comfort her mummy and daddy. Feel so heartbroken for them."
Another commented: "RIP beautiful little angel."
While another said she felt pain in her heart thinking of her grieving parents and added, "Rest in perfect peace little angel. Can't believe it."
Many shared heartbreaking photos of the youngster wearing a frilly blue dress and white bow with the caption, "...so sorry for your loss."
Another showed the much-loved tot in the bath covered in red lipstick kisses.
A Foreign Office spokesman said: “We are supporting the family of a British child who died in Turkey and are in contact with local authorities”.
The tragedy comes after another holiday horror in which an 18-month-old British toddler drowned in a swimming pool at a villa near Alicante last week.
