Boy, 10, taken to hospital after Golden Bay sea rescue
Child was drowning in rough seas, civil protection sources say
A 10-year old boy is being treated in hospital afer being rescued from the sea in Golden Bay.
The boy was drowning when he was pulled from the water by medics just before 12.45pm on Friday, according to civil protection sources.
He was then taken by the Civil Protection Department from the beach to the road where an ambulance transferred him to Mater Dei Hospital.
Reports that the child was "unresponsive" could not be confirmed at time of writing and his condition is unknown.
Conditions in the sea were somewhat rough at the time.
While several people were seen enjoying the balmy weather on Golden Bay, no lifeguards were on site.
The lifeguard season is from June to September, according to the Malta Red Cross, which usually provides the service.
However last year, then Tourism Minister Clayton Bartolo indicated there would be an earlier start with people starting to swim earlier due to climate change.
This is a developing story.