According to the National Police, an 18-month old German girl has died after drowning in a paddling pool in her garden in Las Galeras, in the northeastern province of Samana.
The child, Kailany Dolores Veras Sanchez was in a plastic paddling pool along with several other children at the time.
Her body has been sent to the National Institute of Forensic Science (INACIF) for autopsy.
Niña de nacionalidad alemana se ahoga en piscina artificial en Samaná